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Edge of Winter

2016 · 89 min

A tense, snowbound descent into fear as a father's instability turns a family visit into a fight for survival.

Tagline
Nothing is more dangerous than a father's love.
Overview
When two brothers are stranded by a brutal winter storm with an unpredictable father they barely know, the boys begin to suspect their supposed protector may be their biggest threat.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • family
  • isolation
  • madness
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Rob Connolly
Written by
Kyle Mann, Rob Connolly
Starring
Joel Kinnaman, Tom Holland, Rachelle Lefevre, Percy Hynes White, Rossif Sutherland, Shiloh Fernandez, Shaun Benson, Patrick Garrow
Cinematography
Norm Li
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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