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ROMI

2023 · 85 min

A claustrophobic cat-and-mouse game inside a sleek house that turns hostile, keeping you tense and wary of every glowing screen.

Directed by: Robert Cuffley
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Science fiction
Starring: Alexa Barajas, Juan Riedinger, Pavel Kříž

Overview: Forced to hide out at a state of the art smart home, a young woman on the run is terrorized by ROMI, its sinister digital assistant.

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Directed by: Robert Cuffley
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Science fiction
Starring: Alexa Barajas, Juan Riedinger, Pavel Kříž

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: technology
survival
isolation
conspiracy
freedom
Places: single country house
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror, thriller, science fiction
Directed by: Robert Cuffley
Written by: Susie Moloney
Starring: Alexa Barajas, Juan Riedinger, Pavel Kříž, Jocelyn Chugg, Jamie Shelnitz
Runtime: 85 min
Country: Canada
Languages: English

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