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Hunted

2026 · 13 min

A short, suffocating plunge into cruelty and courage that leaves you shaken long after its brief runtime ends.

Genres
Drama
Overview
In the midst of the 2017 Chechen gay purge, a young gay man is arrested, tortured, and forced into an impossible choice: betray the people he loves or die for them. He must summon the courage to defy a system determined to erase him.
How it feels
Dark, bleak and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Survival, identity, betrayal, violence
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour0
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Christopher Folkens
Written by
Joseph Pellegrino
Starring
Luke Lowrey, Luca Jarosz, Andrew Byron, Erik Audé, Tony Ohara
Cinematography
Milana Burdette
Runtime
13 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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