# Lou (2022)

> A guarded loner and a desperate mother join forces across a storm-lashed island to recover a kidnapped girl and confront the secrets behind her abduction.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/289370

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller
- Director: Anna Foerster
- Cast: Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Logan Marshall-Green, Ridley Asha Bateman, Matt Craven, Greyston Holt, Daniel Bernhardt, RJ Fetherstonhaugh
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5315210/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, foreboding, visceral, stormy night, action movie night

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