Icarus Descending

A slow-burning, talky mystery that feels like a low-budget 90s thriller, with a femme fatale and a quest for a cursed artifact.

Directed by

Steve Edwards, TOdd Mei

Genres

Mystery

Starring

Sam Parks, David Brainard, Robin Mukherjee

Overview

Hayden K. Lorry is a British military operative who gets embroiled in a caper to track down an ancient Grecian Urn, called the Icarus Urn, or more appropriately named, the "Urn of Death." Lisabeth O'Shaughnessy is the elusive femme fatale who seduces Lorry into thinking he can save both himself and O'Shaughnessy by locating the urn.

How it feels

Tense, dark, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, deception, betrayal, fate

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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