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A Father's Nightmare

2018 · 90 min

A tense, grim little thriller that steadily tightens the screws as a friendship curdles into quiet psychological cruelty.

Directed by: Vic Sarin
Genres: Thriller, Tv movie
Starring: Jessica Lowndes, Joel Gretsch, Kaitlyn Bernard

Overview: A vindictive and psychotic new roommate attempts to convince an innocent college freshman to commit suicide by slowly destroying her life through the means of drugs, paranoia, and manipulation.

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Directed by: Vic Sarin
Genres: Thriller, Tv movie
Starring: Jessica Lowndes, Joel Gretsch, Kaitlyn Bernard

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
madness
betrayal
grief
isolation
Places: school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
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Genres: thriller, tv movie
Directed by: Vic Sarin
Written by: Shelley Gillen
Starring: Jessica Lowndes, Joel Gretsch, Kaitlyn Bernard, Ellery Sprayberry, Ana Golja, Lucia Walters, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Stacy Haiduk
Music: Matthew Chalmers, Jeremy William Smith
Cinematography: Vic Sarin
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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