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Mayday

2021 · 100 min

A haunting, dreamlike descent into a surreal war that blurs reality and metaphor, demanding patience and reflection.

Directed by: Karen Cinorre
Genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Drama
Starring: Grace Van Patten, Mia Goth, Havana Rose Liu

Tagline: Time to wake up.
Overview: Ana is transported to a dreamlike and dangerous land where she joins an army of girls engaged in a never-ending war. Even though she finds strength in this exhilarating world, she realizes that she's not the killer they want her to be, and time is running out for her to get home.

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Directed by: Karen Cinorre
Genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Drama
Starring: Grace Van Patten, Mia Goth, Havana Rose Liu

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: trauma
identity
war
isolation
friendship
Places: wilderness
sea
fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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

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