2016 · drama · fantasy · horror
The Untamed
Directed by Amat Escalante1h 38m2016
A meteorite deposits an alien monster with strange powers near the home of an unhappy couple.
Our read: The Untamed (2016) reads as a heavy, measured, surreal drama · fantasy · horror entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / fantasy, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- surreal
- bleak
- signature
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