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Limbo

2023 · 108 min

A slow, haunting descent into a sun-scorched town where buried truths and quiet grief linger like dust in the air.

Overview: Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the detective gains a new insight into the unsolved case.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: grief
isolation
justice
race
memory
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: crime, drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Ivan Sen
Written by: Ivan Sen
Starring: Simon Baker, Rob Collins, Natasha Wanganeen, Nicholas Hope, Mark Coe, Joshua Warrior, Nick Buckland, Alexis Lennon
Music: Ivan Sen
Cinematography: Ivan Sen
Runtime: 108 min
Country: Australia
Languages: English

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