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Don't Come After Me

A cold, quietly menacing slow burn that keeps you uneasy as a stranger settles into a family's home.

Directed by: Antti-Jussi Annila
Genres: Thriller

Tagline: Sweet child of mine
Overview: Jenna was just a newborn when her mother left her to die in a frozen forest. 17 years later Jenna tracks her mother down and invades her new family disguised as a babysitter.

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Directed by: Antti-Jussi Annila
Genres: Thriller

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: revenge
betrayal
identity
isolation
family
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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