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Brute 1986

2026

A grimy, neon-lit slasher that traps you in a dusty ghost town with a band and a family of killers, mixing retro glam swagger with nasty, inventive brutality.

Directed by
Marcel Walz
Genres
Horror
Starring
Gigi Gustin, Bill Kaulitz, Lew Temple
Overview
Leather Kobra, a Sunset Strip-style glam metal band, films a music video in an abandoned Western town in the middle of nowhere. Ignoring ‘no trespassing’ signs, the rebellious group have no idea they are being watched by the Birdy family, who will meet them with a level of brutality that is as vicious as it is creative.

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Directed by
Marcel Walz
Genres
Horror
Starring
Gigi Gustin, Bill Kaulitz, Lew Temple
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • isolation
  • rebellion
  • family
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
period
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
Action5
Horror8
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Country
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Languages
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