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Moloch

2022 · 99 min

A slow, foggy folk horror that wraps family history and ancient dread into a quietly unsettling experience.

Directed by
Nico van den Brink
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Sallie Harmsen, Alexandre Willaume, Markoesa Hamer
Tagline
Family history may haunt you forever.
Overview
Betriek lives at the edge of a peat bog in the North of the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a random stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. The more she digs, the more she becomes convinced that she is being hunted by something ancient.

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Directed by
Nico van den Brink
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Sallie Harmsen, Alexandre Willaume, Markoesa Hamer
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • fate
  • mystery
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Nico van den Brink
Written by
Daan Bakker, Nico van den Brink
Starring
Sallie Harmsen, Alexandre Willaume, Markoesa Hamer, Jack Wouterse, Anneke Blok, Edon Rizvanolli, Fred Goessens, Phi Nguyen
Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
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Languages
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