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While She Was Out

2008 · 82 min

A tense, gritty survival thriller that keeps you on edge as a woman fights back against brutal pursuers.

Directed by: Susan Montford
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Craig Sheffer

Tagline: Everyone has a breaking point. Tonight, she reaches hers.
Overview: Della Myers, a suburban housewife, lives with her twin children and her abusive husband, Kenneth. On Christmas Eve, she drives to the local mall to buy gift-wrap. In the jam-packed parking lot, she notices an old car taking up two spaces and decides to leave a note on the windshield calling them out. After the mall closes, her car is blocked by the old car and she's threatened by four thugs. She escapes in her vehicle, but they drive after her. She crashes at a dead end construction site at the edge of a forest. What unfolds in the desolate woods is Della's lone fight for survival against a gang of angry young men with murderous intent.

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Directed by: Susan Montford
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Craig Sheffer

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
isolation
trauma
revenge
Places: suburbs
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, thriller, horror
Directed by: Susan Montford
Written by: Susan Montford
Starring: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Craig Sheffer, Luke Gair, Leonard Wu, Luis Chávez, Rachel Hayward, Jamie Starr
Music: Paul Haslinger
Cinematography: Steve Gainer
Runtime: 82 min
Country: Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages: English, French

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