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Seeds of Yesterday

2015 · 86 min

A lurid, gloomy family melodrama that lurches between hothouse scandal and genuine sorrow, easy to watch but heavy with dread.

Directed by: Shawn Ku
Genres: Tv movie, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Rachael Carpani, James Maslow, Jason Lewis

Overview: The Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.

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Directed by: Shawn Ku
Genres: Tv movie, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Rachael Carpani, James Maslow, Jason Lewis

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
obsession
betrayal
grief
isolation
Places: single country house
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: tv movie, thriller, drama
Directed by: Shawn Ku
Written by: Darren Stein
Starring: Rachael Carpani, James Maslow, Jason Lewis, Sammi Hanratty, Anthony Konechny, Leah Gibson, Nikohl Boosheri, Andrew Herr
Music: Douglas Pipes
Cinematography: James Liston
Runtime: 86 min
Country: United States of America, Canada
Languages: English

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