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Cold Light

2023 · 17 min

A tense, claustrophobic standoff in the middle of nowhere, carried by talk and dread rather than action.

Directed by
Rogelio Rodriguez
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Aria DeMaris, Kareem Malcolm
Tagline
Where light meets darkness
Overview
In the middle of the night, a beaten young woman is tied to a chair and about to be buried alive by an old big farmer. Being in the middle of nowhere, she seems to have no escape but to try to talk her way out of there. How did she get to be in that position? Only a miracle could help her.

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Directed by
Rogelio Rodriguez
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Aria DeMaris, Kareem Malcolm
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • violence
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror5
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension8
    Darkness8
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    Rogelio Rodriguez
    Written by
    Rogelio Rodriguez
    Starring
    Aria DeMaris, Kareem Malcolm
    Runtime
    17 min
    Languages
    English

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