Movie

The Strings

2020 · 94 min

A quiet, wintry slow burn that wraps you in creeping dread and lonely grief.

Tagline: Catherine will see beyond reality. Catherine will see beyond death. Catherine will see... The Strings.
Overview: In the dead of winter, a musician travels to a remote cottage to work on new material, but soon finds herself under attack from a mysterious dark presence.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, obsession, mystery
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
obsession
mystery
madness
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none