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The Cult

2024 · 90 min

A slow, uneasy watch that lets quiet strangeness build into dread around a newcomer.

Directed by
Alexandre Alonso
Genres
Horror
Overview
When a young woman relocates to a small town in Europe, she notices the place has something weird. As time goes by, she starts to fear for her life. Based on actual events and in the book the day she became plastic.

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Directed by
Alexandre Alonso
Genres
Horror
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • fate
    • survival
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror6
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Alexandre Alonso
    Written by
    Alexandre Alonso
    Runtime
    90 min
    Languages
    English

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