Movie

Deserted

2016 · 92 min

A tense, sun-scorched survival thriller that traps you in the characters' desperation and the harsh, unforgiving desert.

Tagline: beauty. love. madness. exile.
Overview: When twenty-four-year-old Jae is released from prison for killing her mother, she returns to her childhood home in small-town Ridgecrest. The desire to go anywhere but there prompts her to agree to join her brother on a road trip out to Death Valley - which results in getting them hopelessly lost in the most stunning, but unforgiving topographical terrain on the planet.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, guilt, trauma, isolation
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
guilt
trauma
isolation
death
Places: small town
wilderness
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild