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Spell

2020 · 91 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning ordeal that traps you in a dusty attic with a desperate man and a sinister caretaker, keeping you tense and uneasy throughout.

Directed by: Mark Tonderai
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Fantasy
Starring: Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine, John Beasley

Tagline: Evil tales have their roots.
Overview: A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the ancient remedies.

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Directed by: Mark Tonderai
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Fantasy
Starring: Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine, John Beasley

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
faith
family
trauma
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, horror, fantasy
Directed by: Mark Tonderai
Written by: Kurt Wimmer
Starring: Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine, John Beasley, Peter Butler, Lorraine Burroughs, André Jacobs, Tumisho Masha, Ri-Karlo Handy
Music: Ben Onono
Cinematography: Jacques Jouffret
Runtime: 91 min
Country: South Africa, United States of America
Languages: English

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