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The Reception

1989 · 77 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic mystery that tightens like a noose as secrets surface and trust erodes.

Directed by: Robert Morin
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Réal Chartrand, Carole Delcourt, Diane Gobeil

Overview: The Reception takes place in an isolated mansion on an island, but the host is mysteriously absent. A storm traps everyone inside, and the atmosphere turns sour when it is revealed, by way of a video, that each of the guests has a criminal past. A death ensues, and then another... the mansion quickly turns into a jail. Inspired by Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians.

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Directed by: Robert Morin
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Réal Chartrand, Carole Delcourt, Diane Gobeil

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: guilt
isolation
betrayal
justice
death
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: mystery, thriller
Directed by: Robert Morin
Written by: Robert Morin
Starring: Réal Chartrand, Carole Delcourt, Diane Gobeil, Michel Jacques, Nathalie Joncas, Robert Morin, Anne Rousseau, Mario Turcot
Cinematography: Robert Morin
Runtime: 77 min
Country: Canada
Languages: French

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