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Poison Candy

1989 · 89 min

A wry, tense hideout thriller where the hunters become the hunted in a remote, claustrophobic setting.

Directed by: Anthony Simmons
Genres: Thriller
Starring: John Hurt, Karen Young, Cassie Barasch

Overview: A criminal couple, hiding out on a remote property, become the unwitting victims of a blackmail plot by the most unlikely of conspirators.

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Directed by: Anthony Simmons
Genres: Thriller
Starring: John Hurt, Karen Young, Cassie Barasch

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
deception
betrayal
isolation
power
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Anthony Simmons
Written by: Anthony Simmons
Starring: John Hurt, Karen Young, Cassie Barasch, Ellie Raab, Barbara Bosson, John McMartin, James Waterston, Guy Boyd
Cinematography: John Hooper
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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