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Killers Within

2018 · 100 min

A tense, dark siege thriller that keeps you on edge with its desperate survival stakes and grim atmosphere.

Directed by: Paul Bushe, Brian O'Neill
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Starring: Sue Walsh, Jeff Doyle, Johnny Elliott

Tagline: This is no ordinary house...
Overview: With her son being held captive by a criminal gang, police-officer Amanda Doyle, together with her ex-husband and three unlikely allies, takes part in a desperate plot to hold a wealthy banker and his family to ransom. But this is no ordinary family.

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Directed by: Paul Bushe, Brian O'Neill
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Starring: Sue Walsh, Jeff Doyle, Johnny Elliott

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
crime
betrayal
conspiracy
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, horror
Directed by: Paul Bushe, Brian O'Neill
Written by: Paul Bushe, Brian O'Neill
Starring: Sue Walsh, Jeff Doyle, Johnny Elliott, Andrew Murray, Sam Lucas Smith, Sinead O'Riordan, Saoirse Long, Patrick Murphy
Cinematography: Philip Graham
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Ireland
Languages: English

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