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The Head Hunter

2019 · 72 min

A quiet, grim, almost wordless trudge through snow and silence, heavy with loss and dread, punctuated by sudden brutal violence.

Directed by
Jordan Downey
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
Tagline
Grief. Anger. Vengeance.
Overview
On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.

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Directed by
Jordan Downey
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • revenge
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
horror, fantasy
Directed by
Jordan Downey
Written by
Jordan Downey, Kevin Stewart
Starring
Christopher Rygh, Cora Kaufman, Aisha Ricketts
Music
Nick Soole
Cinematography
Kevin Stewart
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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