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The Promotion

2024 · 85 min

A claustrophobic, slow-building nightmare that traps you in a corporate ordeal, tightening its grip as hope erodes into dread.

Genres
Horror
Tagline
You will know the truth.
Overview
Minerva Cortez, a single mother, joins a course to secure an executive job at a powerful pharmaceutical company. But what seems like a chance for a better life soon becomes a brutal ordeal, forcing her to confront her darkest fears. Trapped and tested alongside her companion Thelma, Minerva discovers a life-altering truth within the nightmare.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • ambition
  • survival
  • trauma
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Jose Luis Trejo, Valentín Trujillo Jr.
Written by
Jose Luis Trejo, Valentín Trujillo Jr.
Starring
Alejandra Adame, Daniela Avendano, Juan Acosta, Rigo Chávez, Lourdes Elizarrarás, Alejandra Avalos, Claudia Troyo
Music
Alejandro Karo, Mayra Lepró
Cinematography
ernesto montoya
Runtime
85 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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