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Burning Up Inside

1979 · 81 min

A grim, drugged haze of exploitation and dread, drifting through seedy nightclubs and a ship of frozen captives.

Directed by: Jesús Franco
Genres: Drama, Horror, Crime
Starring: Susan Hemingway, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean Ferrere

Overview: The virgin daughter of an important business man is kidnapped in a nightclub by a couple working as sex slave traders aboard a ship. She, along with other abducted women, are given a drug that freezes their bodies into human statues.

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Directed by: Jesús Franco
Genres: Drama, Horror, Crime
Starring: Susan Hemingway, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean Ferrere

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
violence
power
isolation
survival
Places: big city
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, horror, crime
Directed by: Jesús Franco
Written by: Jesús Franco
Starring: Susan Hemingway, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean Ferrere, Aida Vargas, Mel Rodrigo, Filo Lemoine, Didier Aubriot, Martine Fléty
Music: Daniel White
Cinematography: Alain Hardy
Runtime: 81 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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