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The Grieving

2026 · 95 min

A slow, suffocating descent into grief that curdles into something sinister, leaving you uneasy long after.

Directed by
Alessandro Antonaci, Daniel Lascar
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Penelope Sangiorgi, Matteo Pasquini, Francesca Vettori
Overview
Mia, a mourning daughter, attempts to lay her father to rest, only to uncover the dangerous demons he was battling. As she struggles to make sense of a world without him, grief gives way to a chilling truth.

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Directed by
Alessandro Antonaci, Daniel Lascar
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Penelope Sangiorgi, Matteo Pasquini, Francesca Vettori
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • family
  • death
  • trauma
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Alessandro Antonaci, Daniel Lascar, Stefano Mandalà
Written by
Paola Dangelico, Stefano Mandalà, Alessandro Antonaci, Daniel Lascar
Starring
Penelope Sangiorgi, Matteo Pasquini, Francesca Vettori, Donatella Bartoli, David Ajayi, Simone Valentino, Igor Toniazzo, Andrea Caldi
Music
Simone Pollino, Stefano Angaramo
Cinematography
Alessandro Antonaci
Runtime
95 min
Country
Italy
Languages
English

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