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Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

2004 · 95 min

A grim, snowbound siege that feels claustrophobic and feral, with a tragic bond at its core.

Directed by
Grant Harvey
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
Tagline
Evil Rises.
Overview
Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. But when one of the girls is bitten, they have no one to turn to but themselves.

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Directed by
Grant Harvey
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Ginger Snaps Collection

  1. Ginger SnapsMovie · 2000
  2. Ginger Snaps 2: UnleashedMovie · 2004
  3. Ginger Snaps Back: The BeginningMovie · 2004 This title

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