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Take Me to the River

2015 · 84 min

A slow-burn of quiet dread and psychological unease, where family secrets simmer beneath polite surfaces.

Overview
A naive California teen plans to remain above the fray at his Nebraskan family reunion, but a strange encounter places him at the center of a long-buried family secret.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • family
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • identity
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Matt Sobel
Written by
Matt Sobel
Starring
Logan Miller, Robin Weigert, Josh Hamilton, Richard Schiff, Ursula Parker, Azura Skye, Ashley Gerasimovich, Elizabeth Franz
Cinematography
Thomas Scott Stanton
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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