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Swallow

2020 · 95 min

A quietly unsettling and claustrophobic character study that gets under your skin with its intimate portrayal of compulsion and control.

Genres
Drama, Thriller, Horror
Tagline
Open Up.
Overview
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.

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Drama, Thriller, Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • trauma
  • identity
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • freedom
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, thriller, horror
Directed by
Carlo Mirabella-Davis
Written by
Carlo Mirabella-Davis
Starring
Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, Denis O'Hare, Luna Lauren Vélez, Zabryna Guevara, Laith Nakli
Music
Nathan Halpern
Cinematography
Katelin Arizmendi
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America, France
Languages
English

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