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Chaperone

2022 · 16 min

A quiet, uneasy drive into the countryside that slowly reveals a devastating arrangement, leaving you unsettled and heartbroken.

Directed by: Sam Max
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Zachary Quinto, Russell Kahn

Overview: An unnamed figure picks up a young man in his car. As the two drive together, and settle into an austere rental house in the country, the details of their arrangement become guttingly clear.

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Directed by: Sam Max
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Zachary Quinto, Russell Kahn

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
isolation
identity
morality
loneliness
Places: countryside
single country house
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Sam Max
Written by: Sam Max
Starring: Zachary Quinto, Russell Kahn
Runtime: 16 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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