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Gaia

2021 · 97 min

A slow, unsettling descent into a living forest where beauty and horror intertwine, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by
Jaco Bouwer
Genres
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Tagline
She will transform us
Overview
In the depths of an ancient forest, something has been growing. Something older than humanity itself, and perhaps greater too. When a park ranger discovers a man and his son living wild, she stumbles onto a secret that is about to change the world.

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Directed by
Jaco Bouwer
Genres
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • nature
  • isolation
  • survival
  • family
  • madness
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, fantasy, drama
Directed by
Jaco Bouwer
Written by
Tertius Kapp
Starring
Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, Alex van Dyk, Anthony Oseyemi
Music
Pierre-Henri Wicomb
Cinematography
Jorrie van der Walt
Runtime
97 min
Country
South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans, English

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