The Dark Valley

The Dark Valley

2014 · 115 min · DE · NR · 7.1 (347 votes)
Dir. Andreas Prochaska · Starring Sam Riley, Tobias Moretti, Paula Beer, Thomas Schubert, Carmen Gratl, Clemens Schick · Music Matthias Weber
DramaThriller

The Alps, late 19th century. Greider, a mysterious lone rider who claims to be a photographer, arrives at an isolated lumber village, despotically ruled by a family clan, asking for winter accommodation.

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A chilling, atmospheric descent into a remote alpine community's dark secrets. The stark beauty of the mountains contrasts with simmering dread and the weight of unspoken history. It feels like a slow-motion avalanche of inevitable doom.

bleaktenseatmosphericbroodingunsettlingslow-burnperiod dramaneo-westernarthousegritty realismrevengeisolationfamily legacypast sins
family secretsfamily clanfamily feudalps mountainsmysterious stranger19th centurylumber campwildlife photographerisolated communityalpine village
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