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Schlitter: Evil in the Woods

2023 · 73 min

A cold, slow-burning mountain-village thriller that simmers with old guilt and quiet menace before tightening into a grim pursuit.

Tagline
Home is where the revenge is...
Overview
Lucas returns to his native village lost in the mountains to bury his parents. Traumatised as a kid by the death of his best friend when he was eight, he wants to put the past behind him. However, the father of the deceased friend discovers Marc might be responsible for his son’s death and relentlessly goes after him for revenge.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • guilt
  • trauma
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Pierre Mouchet
Written by
Pierre Mouchet, Nicolas Robin
Starring
Louka Meliava, Côme Levin, Gilles David, Lena Lapres, Bernard Eylenbosch, Marie-Paule Kumps, Antime Calbrie Ekeloo, Nelson Maerten
Cinematography
Nicolas Beauchamp
Runtime
73 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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