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Westermarck Effect

2022 · 96 min

An uncomfortable, quietly intense drama that keeps you uneasy as affection curdles into dread.

Directed by: Saara Lamberg
Genres: Drama
Starring: Saara Lamberg, Jayden Denke, Kevin Dee

Overview: Sally gave her son Sam up for adoption 20 years ago and when they reunite, they fall passionately in love with devastating consequences.

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Directed by: Saara Lamberg
Genres: Drama
Starring: Saara Lamberg, Jayden Denke, Kevin Dee

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: family
identity
obsession
betrayal
guilt
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Saara Lamberg
Starring: Saara Lamberg, Jayden Denke, Kevin Dee, Mariah Mannae, Albert Goikhman, Andy Hazel, Brendan Bacon, Kelly Neilsen
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Australia
Languages: English

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