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A Beach in New England

2023

A haunting, fragmented puzzle that lingers on the aftermath of violence, demanding close attention as it shifts between timelines and perspectives.

Directed by
Ethan Samuel Dunlap
Genres
Crime
Starring
Abigail Frances, Chris MacDonald, Brendan McGovern
Tagline
"We buried Bloom Beesly today. We buried Bloom Beesly six years ago."
Overview
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th, 2017: three local teenagers stumble on the aftermath of a grisly crime. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 2017: two people are dead, a boy is in intensive care, and the most notorious narcotics dealer in the South Shore is in custody. 6 YEARS LATER: a novelist, a retired FBI detective, a public-access documentary program, and a survivor try to make sense of it. A director's cut/remix of SEE YOU NEXT WEEKEND.

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Directed by
Ethan Samuel Dunlap
Genres
Crime
Starring
Abigail Frances, Chris MacDonald, Brendan McGovern
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 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
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • memory
  • trauma
  • guilt
  • mystery
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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