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Red Sands

2009 · 89 min

A suffocating, slow-burn descent into paranoia and supernatural dread, with mounting tension and a grim, unsettling atmosphere.

Directed by
Alex Turner
Genres
Action, Horror, War
Starring
Shane West, Leonard Roberts, Aldis Hodge
Tagline
Spirits take no prisoners
Overview
A group of U.S. soldiers on a mission in the Middle East find themselves with nothing to do in their free time. Out of sheer boredom they end up destroying an old statue in the desert, only to unleash a horrific entity.

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Directed by
Alex Turner
Genres
Action, Horror, War
Starring
Shane West, Leonard Roberts, Aldis Hodge
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • isolation
  • madness
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, horror, war
Directed by
Alex Turner
Written by
Simon Barrett
Starring
Shane West, Leonard Roberts, Aldis Hodge, Callum Blue, Brendan Miller, Theo Rossi, Noel Gugliemi, Mercedes Mason
Cinematography
Sean O'Dea
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Polish

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