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Godless Children

2024 · 99 min

A slow, uneasy descent into paranoia and buried longing, where every stranger feels like a threat and nothing quite adds up.

Directed by: Simon Barracchini
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Kathleen Regan, Jess Uhler, Hazel Carr-Leroy

Overview: Haunted by the painful reminder of her infertility and questionable diagnosis, a woman is lured into a world of shrouded conspiracies and nefarious strangers, when an alienated teenager claims she is her daughter.

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Directed by: Simon Barracchini
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Kathleen Regan, Jess Uhler, Hazel Carr-Leroy

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
Themes: identity
grief
conspiracy
parenthood
obsession
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Simon Barracchini
Written by: Kathleen Regan, Simon Barracchini
Starring: Kathleen Regan, Jess Uhler, Hazel Carr-Leroy, Stacey Rosleck, Noah J. Welter, Marcus Muzopappa, Sarah Deasy, Richard Cavallucci
Cinematography: Adam Paluh
Runtime: 99 min

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