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The Surrogate

2013 · 90 min

A slow-building domestic thriller that turns the hope of parenthood into creeping unease and suspicion.

Directed by: Doug Campbell
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Cameron Mathison, Annie Wersching, Amy Scott

Overview: A married couple, struggling to have a child, hires a young woman to be their surrogate, but soon discovers she has a bizarre and deadly agenda.

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Directed by: Doug Campbell
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Cameron Mathison, Annie Wersching, Amy Scott

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
deception
parenthood
betrayal
isolation
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Doug Campbell
Written by: Barbara Kymlicka, Doug Campbell
Starring: Cameron Mathison, Annie Wersching, Amy Scott, Matthew Alan, Eve Mauro, Diane Baker, Andy Gala, Kelli Kirkland
Music: Michael Burns, Steve Gurevitch
Cinematography: Robert Ballo
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Canada
Languages: English

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