Movie

Strangerland

2015 · 111 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into grief and suspicion, set against a vast, indifferent landscape that mirrors the characters' inner desolation.

Tagline: To find the truth they must lose themselves.
Overview: Newly arrived to a remote desert town, Catherine and Matthew are tormented by a suspicion when their two teenage children mysteriously vanish.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, family, isolation, guilt
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
family
isolation
guilt
sexuality
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong