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Boy in the Walls

2023 · 87 min

A slow, uneasy watch that keeps you leaning in, listening for noises and doubting the quiet house around you.

Directed by
Constance Zimmer
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Ryan Michelle Bathe, April Telek, Jonathan Whitesell
Overview
Alisa Jensen, who recently got married, has swapped her busy Manhattan life for a peaceful existence in rural Connecticut. She begins to hear strange noises in the house, she can't shake the feeling that someone is always watching her.

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Directed by
Constance Zimmer
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Ryan Michelle Bathe, April Telek, Jonathan Whitesell
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • obsession
    • deception
    • identity
    • family
    Places
    • single country house
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror5
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, mystery, thriller
    Directed by
    Constance Zimmer
    Written by
    Katrina Onstad, David Weaver
    Starring
    Ryan Michelle Bathe, April Telek, Jonathan Whitesell, Luke Camilleri, Cassandra Sawtell, Jace Fleming, Mikkal Karim Fidler, Bebeyana Aweit
    Music
    Hamish Thomson
    Cinematography
    Kamal Derkaoui
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    Canada, United States of America
    Languages
    English

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