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Nocebo

2022 · 96 min

A slow, unsettling dread builds as folk magic and colonial guilt seep into a sleek modern home, culminating in a grim, unforgettable reckoning.

Directed by: Lorcan Finnegan
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Eva Green, Mark Strong, Chai Fonacier

Tagline: Sanity hangs by a thread.
Overview: A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.

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Directed by: Lorcan Finnegan
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Eva Green, Mark Strong, Chai Fonacier

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: revenge
class
guilt
corruption
trauma
Places: home
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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