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The Lies of Our Confines

2022 · 40 min

A tense, uneasy slow descent where a well-meaning trip curdles into something sinister and folkloric.

Directed by: Leon Oldstrong
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Tobi King Bakare, Abdul Jalloh, Chadrack Mbuini

Overview: Two youth leaders take a group of young Black males from a deprived community on a getaway to the outdoors to give them a new perspective on life. Things take a sinister turn when one of them stumbles across a corn doll housing a vengeful spirit.

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Directed by: Leon Oldstrong
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Tobi King Bakare, Abdul Jalloh, Chadrack Mbuini

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
race
survival
betrayal
trauma
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Leon Oldstrong
Written by: Leon Oldstrong
Starring: Tobi King Bakare, Abdul Jalloh, Chadrack Mbuini, Braulio Chimbembe, Enrique Borico, Harrison Daniels, Samuel Kyi, Joshua Griffin
Cinematography: William Hadley
Runtime: 40 min

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