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Sleepeater

18 min

A slow, suffocating descent into guilt and paranoia that leaves you uneasy and drained.

Directed by
Amrita Acharia
Overview
Ahri and her wife Matilda institutionalise Ahri’s father to claim his house for themselves. But an exhausting cycle of guilt is awoken. Night after sleepless night, paranoia erodes the trust between them, until finally the insomnia destroys everything they love.
How it feels
Dark, tense, melancholic and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Guilt, betrayal, isolation, family
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Amrita Acharia
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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