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Sweet Relief

2023 · 87 min

A grim, slow-building dread settles in as a small town's hidden cruelty surfaces, leaving you uneasy and watchful.

Directed by
Nick Verdi
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Alisa Leigh, B.R. Yeager, Adam Michael Kozak
Overview
A woman's dangerous inclinations, a sadistic child killer, and a panic surrounding an online murder challenge reveal the insidious violence of a small New England town.

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Directed by
Nick Verdi
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Alisa Leigh, B.R. Yeager, Adam Michael Kozak
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • crime
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • corruption
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror, thriller, drama
Directed by
Nick Verdi
Written by
Nick Verdi
Starring
Alisa Leigh, B.R. Yeager, Adam Michael Kozak, Lucie Rosenfeld, Jocelyn Lopez, Catie DuPont, Paul Lazar, Jane Karakula
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America

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