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Ascension

2018

A quiet, disorienting plunge into a man's grief and obsession, more unsettling than thrilling.

Overview
After his wife disappears a man uses a sensory deprivation tank to solve the mystery.

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How it feels

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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
    • grief
    • mystery
    • isolation
    • obsession
    • memory
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    mystery
    Directed by
    Joel Stephen Fleming
    Written by
    Joel Stephen Fleming
    Starring
    Gabriel Stoltz, Sharnee Tones
    Languages
    English

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