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Brute 1976

2024 · 105 min

A grim, sun-scorched throwback slasher that traps you in a dusty abandoned town with relentless masked killers, offering little relief.

Directed by: Marcel Walz
Genres: Horror
Starring: Adriane McLean, Sarah French, Gigi Gustin

Tagline: Land of the Free...Home of the Depraved!
Overview: In 1976 a group of people in the desert for a photo shoot, stumble upon an abandoned town called Savage. But they are not alone. A family of masked psychopaths have claimed Savage as their own and are hell bent on living up to its name.

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Directed by: Marcel Walz
Genres: Horror
Starring: Adriane McLean, Sarah French, Gigi Gustin

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
isolation
madness
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Marcel Walz
Written by: Joe Knetter
Starring: Adriane McLean, Sarah French, Gigi Gustin, Dazelle Yvette, Adam Bucci, Mark Justice, Jed Rowen, Ben Kaplan
Cinematography: Marcus Friedlander
Runtime: 105 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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