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The Boat

2019 · 89 min

A tense, nearly wordless struggle for survival that keeps you uneasy and guessing as the sea itself seems to turn against one man.

Directed by: Winston Azzopardi
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Starring: Joe Azzopardi

Tagline: Abandoned. Adrift. Not alone.
Overview: A lone fisherman on his daily run finds himself lost in a thick fog which proves impossible to navigate. The worst is yet to come when his encounter with a seemingly abandoned sailboat becomes a fight for survival against an enemy unknown.

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Directed by: Winston Azzopardi
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Starring: Joe Azzopardi

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
mystery
obsession
fate
Places: sea
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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