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Retreat

2011 · 89 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning siege of trust that keeps you uneasy and guessing until its grim, fatalistic end.

Directed by: Carl Tibbetts
Genres: Horror, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell, Thandiwe Newton

Tagline: No neighbours. No help. No escape.
Overview: Kate and Martin escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a man is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe.

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Directed by: Carl Tibbetts
Genres: Horror, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell, Thandiwe Newton

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
grief
survival
deception
trauma
Places: single country house
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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