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Black Island

2021 · 105 min

Quiet island unease slowly tightens into dread as buried secrets surface around a fragile young outsider.

Directed by: Miguel Alexandre
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Philip Froissant, Hanns Zischler, Alice Dwyer

Overview: The dark secrets of a seemingly peaceful island threaten to swallow up an orphaned student when he grows close to a mysterious new teacher.

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Directed by: Miguel Alexandre
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Philip Froissant, Hanns Zischler, Alice Dwyer

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 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: deception
isolation
identity
obsession
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Miguel Alexandre
Written by: Miguel Alexandre, Lisa Hofer
Starring: Philip Froissant, Hanns Zischler, Alice Dwyer, Mercedes Müller, Lieselotte Voß, Ilknur Boyraz, Charlotte Crome, Katja Geist
Cinematography: Miguel Alexandre
Runtime: 105 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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