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Biophobia

A slow, boozy descent into grief and paranoia inside an emptying house, unsettling and sad rather than scary.

Directed by
Renato Ciasca
Genres
Mystery
Overview
André is a middle-aged rocker, decadent, alone and forgotten, who lives off the crumbs of his successful days. His mother is an award-winning writer, who lives as a recluse in a country house and commits suicide when the degenerative disease of old age begins to threaten her independence. André then goes to her house for a weekend, getting rid of the furniture and books, sharing them with friends and family. In an increasingly empty house, he is faced with his own inability to solidify himself as an adult, to escape his mother's shadow and find his place as a man and artist at forty years old. Surrounded by the bush on all sides, the protagonist's depression leads to increasing paranoia, intensified by alcohol. Lost in a scenario of delusions, memories and literature, André will face his internal and external nature, in a war where everyone nearby can be a victim.
How it feels
Melancholic, dark, eerie and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Grief, identity, isolation, addiction
Content
Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Renato Ciasca
Genres
Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
mystery
Directed by
Renato Ciasca
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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