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My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To

2020 · 89 min

A quiet, suffocating plunge into grim obligation and love, where every tender moment is soaked in dread and blood.

Overview: Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their little brother Thomas, a sickly child with a mysterious affliction.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Family, isolation, guilt, survival
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
guilt
survival
morality
Places: suburbs
home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild