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20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending

2014 · 96 min

A grim, claustrophobic descent into a hidden underworld, blending documentary-style realism with tense, violent confrontations.

Overview: Below the streets of New York is a dark and dangerous world hidden in the shadows of abandoned subway tunnels and miles of forgotten infrastructure. When a young documentary filmmaker goes into these tunnels to uncover the unseen stories of the people living below our feet, she finds out that there is more to be afraid of than the dark. A mysterious figure, living beyond the reach of the law, has declared war on the outside world that threatens to tear apart the fragile underground society living in the tunnels and maybe even the city above it.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, violence, justice, redemption
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
violence
justice
redemption
obsession
Places: big city
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild