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Austral Fever

2019 · 21 min

A quiet, unsettling slow burn that lingers on intimacy and isolation, leaving a faintly feverish unease long after it ends.

Directed by
Thomas Woodroffe
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Francisca Gavilán, Nicolás Sobarzo, Roberto Villena
Overview
Amanda (46), a complaisant and lonely woman, lives with her son Daniel (16) in the mountains of southern Chile. Octavio (16), a Daniel’s friend, is accidentally injured while hunting in the forest. Amanda takes over the healing sessions, developing an intimate bond with the teenager. They discover that the contact with the wound produces an addictive pleasure.

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Directed by
Thomas Woodroffe
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Francisca Gavilán, Nicolás Sobarzo, Roberto Villena
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • obsession
    • loneliness
    • family
    • addiction
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    mystery
    Directed by
    Thomas Woodroffe
    Written by
    Thomas Woodroffe, Camila Aboitiz, Gabriel Goicoechea
    Starring
    Francisca Gavilán, Nicolás Sobarzo, Roberto Villena, José Soza
    Cinematography
    Emilia Martín
    Runtime
    21 min
    Country
    Chile
    Languages
    Spanish

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