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Kultur Shock!

2013 · 85 min

A claustrophobic, puzzle-box thriller that keeps you uneasy and guessing, with a satirical edge and an unsettling sense of confinement.

Directed by: Todd Osleger
Genres: Mystery, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring: Eric Paul Chapman, David Hundertmark, Terry McNavage

Overview: Three injured, amnesiac, American immigrants named Red, White, and Blue are trapped in a small room and given “lessons” by a Uncle Sam carving with a radio in it. The doll demands order and the attention of its students, while leaving them in the dark about what happened to them, where they are, and exactly what the explosions and noises they hear outside are.

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Directed by: Todd Osleger
Genres: Mystery, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring: Eric Paul Chapman, David Hundertmark, Terry McNavage

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
power
conspiracy
memory
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: mystery, science fiction, thriller
Directed by: Todd Osleger
Written by: Eric Paul Chapman
Starring: Eric Paul Chapman, David Hundertmark, Terry McNavage, Maureen O'Malley, Jerry Pietrala
Cinematography: Mark Christian
Runtime: 85 min
Languages: English

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