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Small Town Murder Songs

2010 · 75 min

A slow, brooding descent into guilt and small-town secrets, wrapped in stark imagery and a haunting sense of dread.

Overview: A modern, gothic tale of crime and redemption about an aging police officer from a small Ontario Mennonite town who hides a violent past until a local murder upsets the calm of his newly reformed life.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, redemption, crime, isolation
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: guilt
redemption
crime
isolation
faith
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild