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Sombras malditas

2020 · 80 min

A slow, uneasy descent into a remote place where the land itself feels wrong, rewarding patience with creeping dread.

Directed by
Jeff Sun
Genres
Horror
Starring
Andrea Camponovo, Nicole Alexandra Lvova, Sarah Hess
Overview
Two U.S. ecologists travel to a remote town in South America to investigate what appears to be unnatural decay of the environment. They soon discover the cause is a horrific curse that's been haunting the lands for centuries.

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Directed by
Jeff Sun
Genres
Horror
Starring
Andrea Camponovo, Nicole Alexandra Lvova, Sarah Hess
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • nature
    • survival
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror6
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Jeff Sun
    Written by
    Jeff Sun
    Starring
    Andrea Camponovo, Nicole Alexandra Lvova, Sarah Hess, João Rodrigo Mattos
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    Bolivia, United States of America
    Languages
    Croatian, English, Spanish

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