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Empty

2011 · 82 min

A slow-building, claustrophobic road-trip thriller that turns a fuel shortage into a quiet test of a relationship and nerve.

Directed by: C.S. Drury
Genres: Drama, Horror, Action
Starring: Winter Williams, Jon Carlo, Barry McBrien

Tagline: Where will you be when it runs out?
Overview: A suspenseful drama about a young couple on a road trip who get caught in the midst of a worldwide gas shortage.

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Directed by: C.S. Drury
Genres: Drama, Horror, Action
Starring: Winter Williams, Jon Carlo, Barry McBrien

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
fate
love
freedom
Places: road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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

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Genres: drama, horror, action, thriller, science fiction
Directed by: C.S. Drury
Written by: C.S. Drury, Aaron Gorvine
Starring: Winter Williams, Jon Carlo, Barry McBrien, John Woodruff, Peter Alexandrou, Kent R. Williams, Ronald Thomas
Runtime: 82 min

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