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Silent Retreat

2016 · 92 min

A slow-building, claustrophobic thriller that traps you in a remote lodge with mounting paranoia and grim secrets.

Directed by: Ace Jordan
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Donny Boaz, Rebecca Summers, Danilo Di Julio

Tagline: Liars Must Be Punished
Overview: Six members of a media company go on a weekend business retreat at an isolated lodge in the woods. When one of the members goes missing, they discover that the lodge was formerly a private mental institution that had been shut down after allegations of devious misconduct. One by one, they fall victim to the dark secrets buried at the lodge.

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Directed by: Ace Jordan
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Donny Boaz, Rebecca Summers, Danilo Di Julio

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
deception
survival
madness
betrayal
Places: single country house
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: mystery, thriller, horror
Directed by: Ace Jordan
Written by: Ace Jordan
Starring: Donny Boaz, Rebecca Summers, Danilo Di Julio, Eli Bildner, Devon Ogden, Aidan Flynn, Trista Robinson, Landon Ashworth
Music: Simon Wilkinson
Cinematography: Gregory White
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: English

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