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Dust Devil

1992 · 103 min

A hypnotic, sun-scorched descent into desert nightmare, blending surreal imagery with creeping dread and sparse, unsettling encounters.

Directed by: Richard Stanley
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Robert John Burke, Chelsea Field, Marianne Sägebrecht

Tagline: He's not a serial killer. He's much worse.
Overview: A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

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Directed by: Richard Stanley
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Robert John Burke, Chelsea Field, Marianne Sägebrecht

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: isolation
survival
obsession
identity
violence
Places: wilderness
road trip
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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