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Taboo: Family Secrets

2024 · 95 min

A slow-burning, uncomfortable drama that keeps you tense as family secrets unravel and forbidden desire takes hold.

Directed by
Deborah Twiss
Genres
Romance, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Costas Mandylor, Deborah Twiss, Staffan Edenholm
Overview
A family is fractured by Lukas, the patriarch, and his ongoing infidelities. When the son Tyler comes home for a visit, a taboo passion between him and his stepmother Amanda blossoms, changing the family dynamics forever. The allegiances and expectations shift radically as the truth is revealed.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Deborah Twiss
Genres
Romance, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Costas Mandylor, Deborah Twiss, Staffan Edenholm
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • identity
  • guilt
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, thriller
Directed by
Deborah Twiss
Written by
Deborah Twiss
Starring
Costas Mandylor, Deborah Twiss, Staffan Edenholm, Ashley Westover, Patricia McKenzie, Russ Camarda, Art Christensen, Libby Christensen
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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