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Meander

2021 · 91 min

A claustrophobic, relentless crawl through deadly traps that becomes a sombre meditation on grief and letting go.

Directed by: Mathieu Turi
Genres: Horror, Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Gaia Weiss, Peter Franzén, Romane Libert

Tagline: You have just woken up stuck in a pipe full of deadly traps. How far will you go?
Overview: After getting a car ride from an unknown man, Lisa wakes up in a tube. On her arm is strapped a bracelet with a countdown. She quickly understands that every 8 minutes, fire burns an occupied section. She has no choice but to crawl into safe sections to survive. To know why she’s there and how to get out, Lisa will have to face the memories of her dead daughter…

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Directed by: Mathieu Turi
Genres: Horror, Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Gaia Weiss, Peter Franzén, Romane Libert

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
survival
isolation
trauma
memory
Places: space
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	9
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: horror, science fiction, drama, thriller
Directed by: Mathieu Turi
Written by: Mathieu Turi
Starring: Gaia Weiss, Peter Franzén, Romane Libert, Frédéric Franchitti, Corneliu Dragomirescu, Eva Niewdanski, Carl Laforêt, Fabien Houssaye
Music: Frédéric Poirier
Cinematography: Alain Duplantier
Runtime: 91 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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