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Bastion

2016 · 106 min

A quiet, tense journey through a bleak alternate history, carrying a heavy sense of uncertainty and fragile hope.

Directed by
Dominic Hodge, Louis Hannan
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Leo Taylor-Jannati, Victoria Slinger, Andrew Swift
Tagline
Trust. Faith. Suspicion.
Overview
In an alternative future in which the Cold War never ended, a man called David, flees the city with his pregnant wife, Abigail, in search of freedom.

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Directed by
Dominic Hodge, Louis Hannan
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Leo Taylor-Jannati, Victoria Slinger, Andrew Swift
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • freedom
  • survival
  • isolation
  • family
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Directed by
Dominic Hodge, Louis Hannan
Written by
Gaius Brown, Dominic Hodge, Louis Hannan, Ryan Jones
Starring
Leo Taylor-Jannati, Victoria Slinger, Andrew Swift, Craig Carr, John Michael Lowe, Keith Flood, Joe O'Byrne, Sean Chriscole
Music
Erik Rasmussen
Runtime
106 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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