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Respite Care

2019 · 80 min

A queasy, slow-building confrontation that keeps you braced for the moment politeness cracks into violence.

Directed by
Daniel M. McCormack
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Starring
Carrington Rowe, David Moak, Iabou Windimere
Overview
A home health care worker in her 20's gets hired to care for a elderly man who had molested her when she was a child. She plans her revenge during a weekend when his family is out of town.

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Directed by
Daniel M. McCormack
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Starring
Carrington Rowe, David Moak, Iabou Windimere
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • revenge
    • trauma
    • guilt
    • morality
    • power
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror5
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension8
    Darkness8
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    thriller, horror
    Directed by
    Daniel M. McCormack
    Starring
    Carrington Rowe, David Moak, Iabou Windimere, Stephonika W. Kaye
    Runtime
    80 min

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