2012 · drama · horror · thriller
Painless
Directed by Juan Carlos Medina1h 45m2012
While searching for a solution to his serious health condition, David, a renowned neurosurgeon, discovers a sinister secret hidden in the past.
Our read: Painless (2012) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive drama · horror · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme drama / horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
- cold
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