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Prevenge

2017 · 89 min

A queasy, deadpan plunge into grief and bloodshed, funny and horrifying in the same breath.

Tagline
Killing for two.
Overview
A pregnant widow, believing herself to be guided by her unborn child, embarks on a homicidal rampage.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • revenge
  • parenthood
  • madness
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy, drama, thriller, fantasy
Directed by
Alice Lowe
Written by
Alice Lowe
Starring
Alice Lowe, Jo Hartley, Kayvan Novak, Tom Davis, Kate Dickie, Gemma Whelan, Dan Renton Skinner, Mike Wozniak
Music
James Griffith, Pablo Clements
Cinematography
Ryan Owen Eddleston
Runtime
89 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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