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The Abandoned

2023 · 104 min

A grim, slow-burning procedural that wraps you in unease and keeps you guessing until the end.

Directed by: Tseng Ying-ting
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Ning Chang, Ethan Juan, Yu An-shun

Overview: When a mysterious corpse is found in a river, a distressed police officer delves into a string of grisly murders as danger quickly approaches.

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Directed by: Tseng Ying-ting
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Ning Chang, Ethan Juan, Yu An-shun

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
crime
mystery
trauma
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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