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Prodigy

2017 · 80 min

A tight, talky duel in a single room where a child's cold intelligence slowly turns the screws on the adult trying to reach her.

Directed by: Brian Vidal, Alex Haughey
Genres: Thriller, Science fiction
Starring: Richard Neil, Savannah Liles, Jolene Andersen

Tagline: A terrifying game of strategy and wits between a dangerous young genius and a psychologist.
Overview: Jimmy is a committed child psychologist who uses his own playbook, but when he is brought in to work with Ellie, he is completely unprepared for his subject—a 9-year-old psychopathic genius with nothing to lose. As he begins to understand the extent of her capabilities and the fate that has been planned for her, he struggles to overcome her defenses before it is too late for them both.

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Directed by: Brian Vidal, Alex Haughey
Genres: Thriller, Science fiction
Starring: Richard Neil, Savannah Liles, Jolene Andersen

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: power
identity
isolation
morality
fate
Places: hospital
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, science fiction
Directed by: Brian Vidal, Alex Haughey
Written by: Brian Vidal, Alex Haughey
Starring: Richard Neil, Savannah Liles, Jolene Andersen, Emilio Palame, David Linski, Harvey Q. Johnson, Penelope Figueroa, Alex Matthew
Music: Igor Nemirovsky
Cinematography: Hisonni Johnson, Genaro Marzan
Runtime: 80 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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