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Carriers

2009 · 84 min

A grim, tense road trip through a dying world, where every choice weighs heavy and hope is scarce.

Directed by: Àlex Pastor, David Pastor
Genres: Action, Drama, Horror
Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo

Tagline: The rules are simple. You break them, you die...
Overview: A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal their fates.

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Directed by: Àlex Pastor, David Pastor
Genres: Action, Drama, Horror
Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
betrayal
grief
morality
Places: road trip
countryside
wilderness
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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