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The Borderlands

2014 · 89 min

A slow-building found-footage descent into folk horror, where mundane investigation gives way to claustrophobic, stomach-churning dread.

Tagline
Evil has a new form.
Overview
Vatican investigators are sent to the British West Country to investigate paranormal activity, and they find the events are more disturbing than they first imagined.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • faith
  • isolation
  • death
  • mystery
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror9
Humour2
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

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Directed by
Elliot Goldner
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Starring
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