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Silent Lips

2016 · 124 min

A slow, unsettling descent into emotional numbness and violence, shot in stark black and white.

Directed by: Carl Abrahamsson
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Linn Sparrenborg, Robin Hayes, Thomas Gjutarenäfve

Tagline: Behind every good woman there's a bad man
Overview: Young Swedish woman Alice travels with her abusive American boyfriend in the Balkans. As their relationship goes from bad to worse, Alice drifts more and more into an emotional void, which leads to violent repercussions.

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Directed by: Carl Abrahamsson
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Linn Sparrenborg, Robin Hayes, Thomas Gjutarenäfve

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: isolation
trauma
betrayal
violence
identity
Places: road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: thriller, drama, fantasy
Directed by: Carl Abrahamsson
Written by: Carl Abrahamsson
Starring: Linn Sparrenborg, Robin Hayes, Thomas Gjutarenäfve, Katarzyna Jaskiewicz, Robert Bolin, Johan Hamrin, Stojan Nikolić, Vera Nikolić
Runtime: 124 min
Country: Sweden
Languages: English

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