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The Room

2000 · 82 min

A slow, uneasy watch that keeps you leaning forward, waiting for the forbidden door to open.

Directed by: Roland Reber
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Mira Gittner, Marina Anna Eich, Marcus Grüsser

Overview: A woman and a man are asked to housesitting. Than can do whatever they want in the house, but they are not allowed to enter one specific room.

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Directed by: Roland Reber
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Mira Gittner, Marina Anna Eich, Marcus Grüsser

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: obsession
isolation
deception
mystery
power
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Roland Reber
Written by: Roland Reber
Starring: Mira Gittner, Marina Anna Eich, Marcus Grüsser, Claire Plaut, Ute Meisenheimer, Petra Knieper
Runtime: 82 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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