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Sandpaper

2018 · 71 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic duel of wills that keeps you uneasy as a simple home project turns sinister.

Directed by: Jarett Bellucci
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Lori Katz, David Raizor, Jonathan Bowens

Overview: Eager to add value to her property before selling it, newly divorced Kate Hunt hires an amiable but eccentric local carpenter named Howard to build her a new deck. Initially the perfect craftsman, Howard's behavior grows ever more peculiar as work progresses and it soon becomes clear that Howard's eccentricities mask a complex and devious personality that threatens to upturn Kate's whole life, locking the pair in a battle of wills that may cost both of them their sanity. Inspired by actual events.

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Directed by: Jarett Bellucci
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Lori Katz, David Raizor, Jonathan Bowens

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
betrayal
madness
power
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Jarett Bellucci
Written by: Thomas Patterson
Starring: Lori Katz, David Raizor, Jonathan Bowens, Kat Hands, Sage Croft, Gina Juliet
Runtime: 71 min
Languages: English

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