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Harsh Wilderness

2023 · 8 min

A short, tense frontier standoff where two hostile women must rely on each other to endure a harsh, unforgiving landscape.

Overview
Unfairly exiled from her home and marriage, Verna must find common ground with Beatrice, the woman she hates, to survive the Harsh Wilderness of the Old West.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • gender
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Ashley Maria
Written by
Andy Greene
Starring
Liesel Hlista, Lauren Olipra
Cinematography
Rodolphe Portier
Runtime
8 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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