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Winterskin

2018 · 84 min

A claustrophobic siege in a snowbound cabin, mixing grisly creature horror with a strange, uneasy old-lady dynamic.

Directed by: Charlie Steeds
Genres: Horror, Action, Fantasy
Starring: David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Barrington De La Roche

Tagline: There's something in the snow ...
Overview: Gunned down in the snowy wilderness and desperate for shelter, Billy Cavanagh is taken in by kooky old lady Agnes, unaware that her isolated log cabin is surrounded by bloodthirsty skinless creatures hellbent on getting inside.

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Directed by: Charlie Steeds
Genres: Horror, Action, Fantasy
Starring: David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Barrington De La Roche

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
violence
deception
madness
Places: single country house
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	8
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror, action, fantasy, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Charlie Steeds
Written by: Charlie Steeds
Starring: David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Barrington De La Roche, John Lomas, Kate Davies-Speak, Dylan Curtis, Harrison Nash, Peter Cosgrove
Cinematography: Michael Alden Lloyd
Runtime: 84 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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