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Daddy

2012

A claustrophobic, deeply unsettling chamber drama that traps you in dread and moral horror.

Directed by
Per Dreyer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Claus Bue, Silja Byske, August Igor Svideniouk Egholm
Overview
A father comes home for Christmas in the basement where he is keeping his wife and children captive. Inspired by the Josef Fritzl case.

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Directed by
Per Dreyer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Claus Bue, Silja Byske, August Igor Svideniouk Egholm
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • family
    • trauma
    • power
    • madness
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror7
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension8
    Darkness9
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight9

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Per Dreyer
    Written by
    Per Dreyer
    Starring
    Claus Bue, Silja Byske, August Igor Svideniouk Egholm, Stefania Omarsdottir
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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