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Session 9

2001 · 100 min

It is a suffocating descent into psychological dread within the decaying walls of an abandoned institution.

Directed by: Brad Anderson
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Drama
Starring: Peter Mullan, David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon

Tagline: Fear is a place.
Overview: Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.

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Directed by: Brad Anderson
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Drama
Starring: Peter Mullan, David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
crime
identity
trauma
death
Places: hospital
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: unreliable narrator
serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex none

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Horror	9
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	10
Darkness	9
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: horror, mystery, drama
Directed by: Brad Anderson
Written by: Brad Anderson, Stephen Gevedon
Starring: Peter Mullan, David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon, Josh Lucas, Brendan Sexton III, Paul Guilfoyle, Larry Fessenden, Charley Broderick
Music: Climax Golden Twins
Cinematography: Uta Briesewitz
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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