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Beloved Father

2024 · 92 min

A slow, oppressive return home where family wounds and rural dread curdle into something bodily and wrong.

Directed by
Leo Miguel
Genres
Horror
Starring
Paulinho Serra, Ataíde Arcoverde, Esther Delamare
Overview
After years away, Samuel returns to the countryside to care for his ailing father and faces disturbing events that bring to light family traumas and secrets.

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Directed by
Leo Miguel
Genres
Horror
Starring
Paulinho Serra, Ataíde Arcoverde, Esther Delamare
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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
    • family
    • trauma
    • isolation
    • faith
    • death
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror8
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Leo Miguel
    Written by
    Leo Miguel
    Starring
    Paulinho Serra, Ataíde Arcoverde, Esther Delamare, Priscila Manso, Alan Nunes, Vinicius Andrade, Je Nascimento, Brito
    Music
    Hari Maia
    Cinematography
    Diego Frazza
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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