Side Effect
Film202093 min

Side Effect

Taste attributes: horrorthrillermafia/gangstermusic/dancedetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealgrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questdeep rivalryempowerment/personal growthfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, dark horror film: weighty and inventive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.6 /10

TMDB · 43 votes

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

A traumatic experience leads to a break-up between a young married couple. In a desperate attempt to save their marriage, Andrey, the husband, seeks help from a psychic named Mara. His only wish is to make his wife Olga forget the past. Mara's magic works, but the second honeymoon soon turns into a living nightmare... Andrey gradually recognizes that he is dealing with a powerful evil that possesses his wife, and the price of the psychic's service is Olga’s life.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questdeep rivalryempowerment/personal growthfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Aleksandra RevenkoMarina VasilyevaSemen SerzinAnatoli ZhuravlyovMariya Karpova

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
2020
Runtime
93 min
Status
Released
Studio
Droog Drooga
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