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The School

2018 · 89 min

A disorienting, claustrophobic descent into grief and supernatural dread, where an abandoned school becomes a maze of psychological terror.

Directed by
Storm Ashwood
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Megan Drury, Will McDonald, Jack Ruwald
Tagline
Face your fears . . . or they'll come to life.
Overview
When a doctor looking for her missing child awakens to find herself in an abandoned school, she must survive the supernatural terror and face her own demons if she is to find the truth about where her son is.

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Directed by
Storm Ashwood
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Megan Drury, Will McDonald, Jack Ruwald
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • fate
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror, mystery
Directed by
Storm Ashwood
Written by
Storm Ashwood
Starring
Megan Drury, Will McDonald, Jack Ruwald, Alexia Santosuosso, Milly Alcock, Texas Watterston, Nicholas Hope, Sassy Soupidis
Music
Michael Lira
Cinematography
Aaron McLisky
Runtime
89 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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