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Sister My Sister

1994 · 104 min

A suffocating, slow-burn descent into obsession and class resentment, building to a shocking act of violence.

Directed by: Nancy Meckler
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Joely Richardson, Jodhi May, Julie Walters

Overview: A true story of shocking violence catapults a picturesque little town into history. The close sibling relationship between the two maids takes on a new dimension as their overbearing employer discovers a sexual fever between the two sisters.

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Directed by: Nancy Meckler
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Joely Richardson, Jodhi May, Julie Walters

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: obsession
isolation
class
family
madness
Places: single country house
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	8
Darkness	9
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Nancy Meckler
Written by: Wendy Kesselman
Starring: Joely Richardson, Jodhi May, Julie Walters, Sophie Thursfield, Amelda Brown, Lucita Pope, Kate Gartside, Aimee Schmidt
Music: Stephen Warbeck
Cinematography: Ashley Rowe
Runtime: 104 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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