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Palmdale

2014 · 72 min

A grim, slow-burning character study that weighs a violent past against a fragile chance at change.

Directed by
Erich Kemp
Genres
Drama, Action, Crime
Starring
Lackos, Olivia Preciado, Matt Callahan
Tagline
A lost man in a dark city.
Overview
A drifter with a violent past comes to the city to kill somebody for money. On his way to do it, a young woman crashes into his life, giving him the choice - to continue on this path of self destruction or leave it all behind and start again.

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Directed by
Erich Kemp
Genres
Drama, Action, Crime
Starring
Lackos, Olivia Preciado, Matt Callahan
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • violence
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, action, crime
Directed by
Erich Kemp
Written by
Erich Kemp
Starring
Lackos, Olivia Preciado, Matt Callahan, Eliot, Tim Fox, Kristopher Knight-Doyle
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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