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The Darker the Lake

2022 · 100 min

A brooding, puzzle-box thriller that keeps you uneasy as it peels back small-town secrets.

Overview
When strange, supernatural murders suddenly become the talk a peaceful town, two detectives must solve a deadly game, but will the myth of this game reveal secrets too close to home.

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  • Channel 101 Amazon Channel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • death
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, mystery, horror
Directed by
Lok Kwan Woo
Written by
Z Zoccolante
Starring
Elyse Levesque, Veronica Ferres, Gina Stiebitz, Vladimir Burlakov, Hsu Wei-ning, Tsao Yu-ning, Lü Yulai, Ludger Bökelmann
Cinematography
Alexander Aigner
Runtime
100 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
English, Spanish

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