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Shortcut

2020 · 80 min

A tense, dark creature-feature that traps you in a tunnel with squabbling teens and a lurking monster, offering jump scares and a survival rush.

Directed by: Alessio Liguori
Genres: Horror, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Jack Kane, Zanda Emlano, Zak Sutcliffe

Tagline: Not every road leads you home
Overview: A group of five classmates is trapped inside their school bus after an encounter with a mysterious creature on the road. Amid constant threats from the creature, the teen's anxiety increases while their survival chances decrease.

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Directed by: Alessio Liguori
Genres: Horror, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Jack Kane, Zanda Emlano, Zak Sutcliffe

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
friendship
fate
coming-of-age
Places: road trip
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	7
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror, adventure, fantasy
Directed by: Alessio Liguori
Written by: Daniele Cosci
Starring: Jack Kane, Zanda Emlano, Zak Sutcliffe, Sophie Jane Oliver, Molly Dew, David Keyes, Terence Anderson, Andrei Claude
Music: Benjamin Kwasi Burrell
Cinematography: Luca Santagostino
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Germany, Italy
Languages: English

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