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House of Izabel

2024 · 85 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic thriller that blurs glamour and dread, keeping you uneasy as a fragile refuge unravels.

Directed by: Gil Baroni
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Starring: Jorge Neto, Laura Haddad, Luís Melo

Overview: In an isolated countryside house founded by an elite, surrounded by slavery memories, a crossdresser retreat is set up. Far from the Brazilian dictatorship of the 70’s, men dress themselves with a glamour and delirious reality. This forged freedom crumbles when the real world infiltrates the house. Crossing the thin line between lies and truths. A fatality is just a matter of time…

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Directed by: Gil Baroni
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Starring: Jorge Neto, Laura Haddad, Luís Melo

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: identity
isolation
deception
power
freedom
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	5
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: thriller, drama, horror
Directed by: Gil Baroni
Written by: Luiz Bertazzo
Starring: Jorge Neto, Laura Haddad, Luís Melo, Sidy Correa, Zeca Cenovicz, Andrei Moscheto, Otavio Linhares, Luiz Carlos Pazello
Cinematography: Renato Ogata
Runtime: 85 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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