# Swallow (2020)

> A trapped newlywed turns compulsive ingestion into a disturbing, fragile rebellion against domestic control and buried trauma.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/410403

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Carlo Mirabella-Davis
- Cast: Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, Denis O'Hare, Luna Lauren Vélez, Zabryna Guevara, Laith Nakli
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8372298/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: oppressive, eerie, intimate, late night viewing, independent film night

## Synopsis

A housewife's seemingly perfect life spirals into darkness as she battles her inner demons.

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