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Observance

2016 · 90 min

A slow, suffocating descent into paranoia and grief, where every creak and shadow feels like a threat.

Directed by
Joseph Sims-Dennett
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Brendan Cowell, John Jarratt, Louisa Mignone
Tagline
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Overview
In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has birthed a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him.

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Directed by
Joseph Sims-Dennett
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Brendan Cowell, John Jarratt, Louisa Mignone
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • mystery
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror, mystery
Directed by
Joseph Sims-Dennett
Written by
Josh Zammit, Joseph Sims-Dennett
Starring
Brendan Cowell, John Jarratt, Louisa Mignone, Tom O'Sullivan, Lindsay Farris, Benedict Hardie, Stephanie King
Music
Haydn Walker, Adrian Sergovich
Cinematography
Rodrigo Vidal-Dawson
Runtime
90 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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