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Birder

2023 · 87 min

A queasy, slow-burning erotic thriller that unsettles with quiet menace and mounting dread.

Tagline
Consent is deadly.
Overview
A birdwatcher invades a nude queer campground on a remote lake in the New Hampshire wilds. He wears whatever he needs to ensnare the locals in his dark fetish in this nightmarish erotic thriller. Consent has never been more deadly.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • deception
  • sexuality
  • violence
Places
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Nate Dushku
Written by
Amnon Lourie
Starring
Michael Emery, David J. Cork, Cody Sloan, Jes Davis, Uki Pavlovic, Ryan Czerwonko, Miles Crawford, Delilah DuBois
Music
Culley Johnson
Cinematography
Robert M. Edgecomb
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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