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Suffocation

2026 · 96 min

A slow-building, uneasy horror that wraps you in dread as secrets and guilt tighten around a group of teens.

Genres
Horror, Thriller
Overview
In an elite high school swimming team plagued by a sinister curse, five teens unwittingly unleash a chain of deadly events after exposing a forbidden teacher-student affair through a leaked video. As the curse reawakens, they must confront betrayal and despair while racing to uncover the truth and break the cycle of death, only to realize they are destined to become each other’s undoing.
How it feels
Dark, tense, eerie and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, guilt, death, obsession
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Louis Chan, Stone Chang
Written by
Chang Keng-ming
Starring
Yao Ai-ning, Wang Yu-ping, Chu Meng-hsuan, Chun Hong, Rainie Dun, Helen Wang, Julia Huang, Van Fan
Music
Yu Cheng-hsien
Cinematography
Seven Tsai
Runtime
96 min
Country
Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin

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