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The Last Matinee

2020 · 88 min

A tense, gruesome slasher that traps you in a dark theater with a killer, blending retro horror thrills with unrelenting suspense.

Directed by: Maximiliano Contenti
Genres: Horror
Starring: Luciana Grasso, Ricardo Islas, Franco Durán

Tagline: No talking. No texting. No breathing.
Overview: In 1993, spectators at the last screening of a horror film at a downtown cinema fall one by one into the hands of a sadistic and ruthless killer.

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Directed by: Maximiliano Contenti
Genres: Horror
Starring: Luciana Grasso, Ricardo Islas, Franco Durán

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
survival
isolation
fate
death
Places: workplace
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	8
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Maximiliano Contenti
Written by: Maximiliano Contenti, Manuel Facal
Starring: Luciana Grasso, Ricardo Islas, Franco Durán, Julieta Spinelli, Bruno Salvati, Vladimir Knazevs, Daiana Carigi, Patricia Porzio
Runtime: 88 min
Country: Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico
Languages: Spanish

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