# Sundown (2022)

> A wealthy vacationer’s evasive response to a family emergency turns sunlit Acapulco into a study of illness, privilege, and moral withdrawal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/608602

## Facts

- Runtime: 82 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Michel Franco
- Cast: Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Iazua Larios, Henry Goodman, Albertine Kotting McMillan, Samuel Bottomley, Godriyah Faoziati, Ely Guerra
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15115280/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, austere, paranoid, quiet evening, arthouse film night

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