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Freelance

2024 · 110 min

A slow, suffocating descent into guilt and dread, where the horror creeps in through the editing bay and lingers long after.

Directed by: John Balazs
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Starring: Nicole Pastor, Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Stephen Degenaro

Tagline: It's not paranoia if it's real
Overview: When a down-on-her luck video editor takes on a mysterious, well-paying job cutting snuff films, she is haunted by visions of the people in her videos.

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Directed by: John Balazs
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Starring: Nicole Pastor, Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Stephen Degenaro

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 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: obsession
guilt
isolation
death
morality
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	9
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: thriller, horror
Directed by: John Balazs
Written by: Mike Gerbino
Starring: Nicole Pastor, Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Stephen Degenaro, Jasper Bagg, Hannah Brooke, Lisa Mitrov, Cassie Dart, Amy Coad
Runtime: 110 min
Country: Australia
Languages: English

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