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Vortex

2019 · 8 min

A disorienting, claustrophobic plunge into one man's unraveling mind, blurring hallucination and haunting until you can't tell which is which.

Directed by
Mau Kuri
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Science fiction
Tagline
Burbank 1987
Overview
An alienated man, has no idea of what's going on outside his decrepit apartment in Burbank. When surrealistic events start happening around him, an inner struggle begins in which he'll have to figure out whether there's a strange presence haunting him or if it's just all inside his head.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Madness, isolation, addiction
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Mau Kuri
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Science fiction
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror6
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, horror, science fiction
    Directed by
    Mau Kuri
    Written by
    Mau Kuri
    Starring
    Sebastián Aguirre, Michael Minto
    Cinematography
    Marcelo Vera
    Runtime
    8 min
    Country
    Mexico, United States of America
    Languages
    English, Spanish

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