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PVT Chat

2021 · 86 min

A grimy, intimate character study that blurs the line between digital obsession and real-world compulsion, leaving a lingering unease.

Directed by: Ben Hozie
Genres: Drama
Starring: Peter Vack, Julia Fox, Keith Poulson

Overview: Jack is an internet gambler living in NYC. After the death of his roommate, he becomes fixated on Scarlet - a cam girl from San Francisco. His obsession reaches a boiling point when fantasy materializes in reality and Jack sees Scarlet on a rainy NYC Chinatown street.

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Directed by: Ben Hozie
Genres: Drama
Starring: Peter Vack, Julia Fox, Keith Poulson

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 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
loneliness
addiction
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Ben Hozie
Written by: Ben Hozie
Starring: Peter Vack, Julia Fox, Keith Poulson, Buddy Duress, Nikki Belfiglio, Kevin Moccia, Atticus Cain, David J. White
Music: Austin Brown
Cinematography: Ben Hozie
Runtime: 86 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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