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Swoon

2024 · 82 min

A claustrophobic two-hander that keeps you uneasy, watching a captive slowly tested by her captor's unsettling mind games.

Directed by: Byron Manuel
Starring: Kassandra Lee Diaz, DeRon Cash, Rich Morrow

Overview: When a woman wakes tied to a bed, her captor tries to manipulate her into believing they are a couple.

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Directed by: Byron Manuel
Starring: Kassandra Lee Diaz, DeRon Cash, Rich Morrow

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 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: isolation
obsession
deception
survival
madness
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: Byron Manuel
Written by: Byron Manuel
Starring: Kassandra Lee Diaz, DeRon Cash, Rich Morrow, Efrangeliz Medina, Dean Wil, Del Harrison, Herbert Morales
Cinematography: Joshua Ladd
Runtime: 82 min

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