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Acid

2023 · 100 min

A tense, grim survival thriller that makes the sky itself feel hostile, with a fractured family at its emotional core.

Directed by
Just Philippot
Genres
Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy
Starring
Guillaume Canet, Laetitia Dosch, Patience Munchenbach
Overview
During a heat wave, strange clouds start pouring down acid rain, wreaking devastation and panic throughout France. In a world teetering on the edge, a girl and her divorced parents must join forces to confront and try to escape this climate catastrophe.

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Directed by
Just Philippot
Genres
Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy
Starring
Guillaume Canet, Laetitia Dosch, Patience Munchenbach
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • environment
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, science fiction, fantasy
Directed by
Just Philippot
Written by
Yacine Badday, Just Philippot
Starring
Guillaume Canet, Laetitia Dosch, Patience Munchenbach, Felicia Talluto, Marie Jung, Suliane Brahim, Martin Verset, Martial Rollin
Runtime
100 min
Country
France, Belgium
Languages
French

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