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Asphyxia

A slow, uneasy plunge into seduction and blurred realities that keeps you tense and guessing.

Overview
At an isolated writers' retreat, a troubled novelist is drawn into a seductive and dangerous game of desire, where the line between fiction and reality begins to blur.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • deception
  • isolation
  • art
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Martin Law
Written by
Martin Law, Kimberly Britt
Starring
Genevieve Chenneour, Ola Rapace, Lewis Jamison, Kathryn Lincoln, Anna Wilson-Jones, Liam Francis Collins, Nora Marzk, Martin Clarke
Music
Jake Bradford-Sharp
Cinematography
Daniel Llobera
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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