# The Dunes (2021)

> A celebrated journalist’s return to his coastal hometown turns into a disorienting confrontation with the past he thought he had escaped.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/346482

## Facts

- Runtime: 84 min
- Genres: Thriller
- Director: Martin Copping
- Cast: Martin Copping, Tim Phillipps, Alexandra Davies, Maria Volk, Jacinta Stapleton, David Ross Paterson, Clyde Boraine, Gregory J. Fryer
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6910678/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: paranoid, ominous, intimate, rainy night, late night suspense viewing

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