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The Offing

2025

A scenic drive curdles into unease as two strangers' guarded pasts press in, keeping you quietly anxious until the reveal.

Directed by: Lily Lunder, Koko Crozier
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Starring: Jaimie Wood, Isabella Mangano, Jacob Pontil-Scala

Tagline: The more she runs, the closer it gets.
Overview: Neviah, a tormented recluse, and Freya, an enigmatic stranger, embark on a scenic road trip that spirals into chaos. Struggling to outrun the past, their friendship is tested at every turn, with all roads leading to a shocking revelation.

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Directed by: Lily Lunder, Koko Crozier
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Starring: Jaimie Wood, Isabella Mangano, Jacob Pontil-Scala

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
isolation
friendship
memory
deception
Places: road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, thriller, adventure
Directed by: Lily Lunder, Koko Crozier
Written by: Lily Lunder, Koko Crozier
Starring: Jaimie Wood, Isabella Mangano, Jacob Pontil-Scala, Milijana Cancar, Ruby Akinsanya, Cassandra Valentine, Miranda Anwar, Maria England
Music: Thomas Law
Country: Australia
Languages: English

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