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American Mary

2013 · 102 min

A stylish, unsettling descent into surgical horror and psychological unraveling, blending body modification with revenge and trauma.

Directed by
Sylvia Soska, Jen Soska
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk
Tagline
Appearances are everything.
Overview
A young medical student struggling to pay tuition is drawn into the shady world of underground body-modification.

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Directed by
Sylvia Soska, Jen Soska
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • revenge
  • trauma
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Action4
Horror8
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

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Starring
Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk, David Lovgren, Paula Lindberg, Clay St. Thomas, John Emmet Tracy, Twan Holliday
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
102 min
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Canada
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English

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