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Restless Waters, Shivering Lights

2024 · 97 min

A slow, somber plunge into grief and creeping dread, where emotional fragility and supernatural unease blur together in an isolated lighthouse.

Directed by: Ángeles Hernández
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Hugo Silva, Zoé Arnao, Sergio Castellanos

Overview: Lidia and her father, Pablo, return to the family lighthouse after her mother’s death. Pablo, aware of Lidia's fragile emotional balance, worries for a possible relapse after her suicide attempt. Lidia, annoyed by her father's lack of trust, will discover that something’s not right at the Lighthouse, and that danger awaits for them if they do not find out the truth.

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Directed by: Ángeles Hernández
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Hugo Silva, Zoé Arnao, Sergio Castellanos

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
isolation
trauma
identity
Places: single country house
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: horror, thriller, drama
Directed by: Ángeles Hernández
Written by: David Matamoros, Ángeles Hernández, José Pérez Quintero, Álvaro Urtizberea
Starring: Hugo Silva, Zoé Arnao, Sergio Castellanos, Irene Montalà, Maria Ribera, Carles Cuevas, Noelia Balbo, Lucas Minuzzi
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Argentina, Spain
Languages: Spanish

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