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Dr. Heller

2019 · 20 min

A slow, uneasy descent into psychological dread, where the forest itself seems to pry open old wounds.

Directed by: Alex Acosta
Genres: Horror
Starring: Guillermo Felipe, Matías Rotger

Overview: Dr. Heller is treating Lucas for agoraphobia with exposure treatment. But the forest where they go is inhabited by a strange force which will make both of them project their deepest traumas.

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Directed by: Alex Acosta
Genres: Horror
Starring: Guillermo Felipe, Matías Rotger

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: trauma
isolation
madness
fate
survival
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Alex Acosta
Written by: Alex Acosta
Starring: Guillermo Felipe, Matías Rotger
Runtime: 20 min
Country: Argentina
Languages: Spanish

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