Affliction
“Like father like son...?”
CrimeDrama
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.
VIBE
A chilling descent into rural decay and fractured masculinity. This film feels like a cold, unforgiving winter, where secrets fester and the human spirit erodes under the weight of personal demons and small-town rot.
bleakgrittytenseunsettlingsomberslow-burnneo-noircharacter studygritty realismmasculinitytraumaalcoholismsmall-town secrets
small townbased on novel or bookwinterabusive fatherhalloweennew hampshirehunting accidentalcoholismsnowdomestic violencedeer huntingfather son relationshipattorneyvida rural
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