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A Good Woman Is Hard to Find

2019 · 97 min

A grim, tense thriller that keeps you on edge as a desperate mother fights to protect her children.

Directed by
Abner Pastoll
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring
Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg, Andrew Simpson
Tagline
There are no limits to a mother's love
Overview
The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local Mr. Big, she's forced into taking drastic action to protect her children, evolving from downtrodden submissive to take-charge vigilante.

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Directed by
Abner Pastoll
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Starring
Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg, Andrew Simpson
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • survival
  • family
  • revenge
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Abner Pastoll
Written by
Ronan Blaney
Starring
Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg, Andrew Simpson, Jane Brennan, Caolan Byrne, Packy Lee, Rudy Doherty, Macie McCauley
Music
Matthew Pusti
Cinematography
Richard C Bell
Runtime
97 min
Country
Belgium, France, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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