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The Deep Dark

2023 · 103 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning descent into darkness where every tunnel feels like a trap and dread builds with each step.

Directed by: Mathieu Turi
Genres: Adventure, Horror, Drama
Starring: Samuel Le Bihan, Amir el Kacem, Thomas Solivérès

Tagline: It should have stayed asleep.
Overview: 1956, in the north of France. A group of underground miners is forced to take a professor to take samples a thousand meters underground. After a landslide that prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, and unknowingly awaken a legendary bloodthirsty creature.

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Directed by: Mathieu Turi
Genres: Adventure, Horror, Drama
Starring: Samuel Le Bihan, Amir el Kacem, Thomas Solivérès

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
class
fate
freedom
Places: wilderness
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: adventure, horror, drama
Directed by: Mathieu Turi
Written by: Mathieu Turi
Starring: Samuel Le Bihan, Amir el Kacem, Thomas Solivérès, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Marc Riso, Bruno Sanches, Diego Martín, Philippe Torreton
Cinematography: Alain Duplantier
Runtime: 103 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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