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For Those in Peril

2013 · 93 min

A haunting, slow-burning study of grief and guilt, blending stark realism with mythic imagery to immersive, unsettling effect.

Directed by
Paul Wright
Genres
Drama
Overview
Aaron, a young misfit living in a remote Scottish fishing community, is the lone survivor of a strange fishing accident that claimed the lives of five men including his older brother. Spurred on by sea-going folklore and local superstition, the village blames Aaron for this tragedy, making him an outcast amongst his own people. Steadfastly refusing to believe that his brother has died, he sets out to recover him and the rest of men.

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Directed by
Paul Wright
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • family
  • madness
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Paul Wright
Written by
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Starring
George MacKay, Michael Smiley, Nichola Burley, Jordan Young, Kate Dickie, Conor McCarron, Brian McCardie, Lewis Howden
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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