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Tarsus

2013 · 89 min

A slow, gloomy slog through addiction and relapse, more oppressive than illuminating, with a hand-made intimacy that makes the despair feel uncomfortably close.

Overview
Patricia Peters is a piece of damaged goods fresh off a five-year prison stay after taking a fall into methamphetamine addiction. Patricia goes to Narcotics Anonymous after her release, but her support system is membrane-thin. Her sponsor Johnny McQuire has precious little willpower of his own, and it hardly helps that the two find each other just in time to hold hands and jump back into the abyss.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • loneliness
  • corruption
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mickey Reece
Written by
Mickey Reece, Danny Marroquin
Starring
Rebecca Cox, Danny Marroquin, Jacob Snovel
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America

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