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Scorpion Spring

1996 · 93 min

A sweaty, sun-scorched chase through desolate country, tense and grim, with desperation hanging over every encounter.

Directed by
Brian Cox
Genres
Crime, Drama
Tagline
This time the terror is no mirage.
Overview
On the run from the law, desperate drug runner Astor and his beautiful prisoner struggle through the savage heat...

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Directed by
Brian Cox
Genres
Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • road trip
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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