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The Shimmering

2023 · 99 min

A tense, unsettling psychological ride that keeps you guessing as two personalities battle for one body.

Directed by
Pavel Eryomin
Genres
Thriller, Science fiction
Overview
A seemingly minor head injury leads to the fact that a young beautiful girl falls ill with a mental disorder, the manifestation of which is referred to by the medical term "flicker". Now two completely opposite people live in her body. One of them loves and is ready to love, the other is ready to kill everyone in order to achieve her goal. It is unknown if they will get along in the same body and what will happen when one of them decides to kill the other.
How it feels
Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, madness, obsession, violence
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Free in the US
  • Kanopy
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Directed by
Pavel Eryomin
Genres
Thriller, Science fiction
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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  • Kanopy

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