Movie

Shattered Lives

2009 · 88 min

A clammy, disorienting descent into a fractured mind, where domestic dread curdles into something stranger and more sinister.

Overview: Her fears and inability to cope with the harsh realities of life becoming so intense that they manifest themselves in an altered state of reality, a schizophrenic girl begins taking orders from a pair of clown dolls who instruct her to murder her adulterous mother.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Madness, isolation, family, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
isolation
family
betrayal
violence
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild