Movie

E is for Expiation

2024 · 45 min

A slow-building, uneasy tale where a small stroke of luck curdles into dread, anchored by a desperate mother's quiet struggle.

Tagline: Are You Feeling Luckey?
Overview: Down-on-her-luck single mother, Darlene Pullen, works as a chambermaid at the Rancher Hotel, desperate to catch a break as she raises her two young children. One night on the job, she finds a luckey quarter as a tip from a mysterious guest and her life begins to unravel.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, survival, greed, fate
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
survival
greed
fate
family
Places: workplace
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none