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The Girl in the Shadows

2026 · 103 min

A quiet, tense small-town mystery that simmers with prejudice and personal demons rather than action.

Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Overview
A PTSD-ridden country cop is given the lead in a homicide case. Small town prejudices of sexual orientation and gender block her, as a secret she has been struggling with threatens to derail the case, her career, and, ultimately, her existence.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, identity, crime, justice
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, mystery
    Directed by
    Darren K. Hawkins
    Written by
    Stephen Knight
    Starring
    Lauren Hamilton Neill, Angel Cecil, Jessi Le Brocq, Samm Cluff, Ric Herbert, Kaeng Chan
    Cinematography
    Casimir Dickson
    Runtime
    103 min
    Country
    Australia
    Languages
    English

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