Movie

The Truth Beneath

2016 · 102 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into a mother's grief and a political scandal, with a twist that reframes everything in cold, devastating light.

Tagline: D-15 to election, daughter has vanished.
Overview: For 15 days, a politician and his wife navigate a scandal after their daughter goes missing on the eve of the national elections.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, betrayal, corruption, obsession
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 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
betrayal
corruption
obsession
revenge
Places: big city
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong