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Encounters

2015 · 108 min

A slow, unsettling found-footage descent into the woods, where isolation and strange phenomena breed creeping dread.

Directed by
Anders Bukh
Genres
Science fiction, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Kristian Fjord, Casper Sloth, Signe Mathilde Sørensen
Tagline
The woods have a secret
Overview
On November 18th 2011 a small Danish film crew disappeared in the woods of northern Sweden without a trace. One year later, their footage was leaked by a hacker group now known as Pandoras. This is the crew's unsettling and disturbing footage.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Anders Bukh
Genres
Science fiction, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Kristian Fjord, Casper Sloth, Signe Mathilde Sørensen
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • mystery
  • survival
  • identity
  • fate
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
science fiction, horror, mystery
Directed by
Anders Bukh
Written by
Anders Bukh
Starring
Kristian Fjord, Casper Sloth, Signe Mathilde Sørensen, Claus Vedel, Jacob Guldager
Music
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Runtime
108 min
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Languages
Danish

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