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Alive

2018 · 91 min

A claustrophobic, grimly tense puzzle that keeps you uneasy and guessing as it slowly tightens the screws.

Directed by
Rob Grant
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Thomas Cocquerel, Camille Stopps, Angus Macfadyen
Tagline
Maybe dead is better.
Overview
A severely injured man and woman awake in an abandoned sanitarium only to discover that a sadistic caretaker holds the keys to their freedom and the horrific answers as to their true identity.

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Directed by
Rob Grant
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Thomas Cocquerel, Camille Stopps, Angus Macfadyen
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • isolation
    • survival
    • trauma
    • deception
    Places
    • hospital
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    • twist ending
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror8
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension8
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    horror, thriller
    Directed by
    Rob Grant
    Written by
    Jules Vincent, Chuck McCue
    Starring
    Thomas Cocquerel, Camille Stopps, Angus Macfadyen, Chantal Perron, Gerrick Winston, Zoe Marlett, Lisa Moreau
    Music
    Michelle Osis
    Cinematography
    Charles Hamilton
    Runtime
    91 min
    Country
    Canada
    Languages
    English

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