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Beneath

2013 · 89 min

A clammy, claustrophobic descent into panic and paranoia, where dwindling air and flickering light make every breath feel borrowed.

Directed by: Ben Ketai
Genres: Horror
Starring: Brent Briscoe, Kurt Caceres, Eric Etebari

Tagline: Darkness Awaits.
Overview: A crew of coal miners becomes trapped 600 feet below ground after a disastrous collapse. As the air grows more toxic and time runs out, they slowly descend into madness and begin to turn on one another. Inspired by true events.

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Directed by: Ben Ketai
Genres: Horror
Starring: Brent Briscoe, Kurt Caceres, Eric Etebari

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: survival
madness
isolation
betrayal
death
Places: wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
true story
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Ben Ketai
Written by: Chris Valenziano, Patrick J. Doody
Starring: Brent Briscoe, Kurt Caceres, Eric Etebari, Jeff Fahey, Joey Kern, Kelly Noonan, Molly Hagan, David Shackelford
Music: Andres Boulton
Cinematography: Timothy A. Burton
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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