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As a prelude to fear (2021)

2021-12-27 · 1h 37m · EN
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Monsters come in all shapes and sizes

When a young cellist called Eve Taylor gets kidnapped and imprisoned in a dungeon-like basement, Police Detective Barnbrooke believes it is the work of the notorious psychopath the media has named "The Pied Piper". But having failed to stop him in over fourteen years and with three other girls missing-presumed dead, Police Detective Barnbrooke knows all too well that if he can’t pin down his only suspect this time, that Eve will find the same fate as the other Pied Piper Victims. Knowing the identity of the Pied Piper is one thing, but proving it in time is a different deadlier story.

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Budget
$20K

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Top billed cast

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Francis MageeFrancis MageeDetective BarnbrookLara LemonLara LemonEve TaylorJamie LanglandsJamie LanglandsJamie HarrisLucy DriveLucy DriveDS DobsonRoger WyattRoger WyattGiles Corcoran

Keywords

HorrorTortureThrillerAbductionCrime investigationChiller

Movie DNA

Genre affinityHorrorTheme affinityHorror · Torture · ThrillerDirector preference1417333Actor preference15277 · 456911 · 127519Country preferenceGbDecade preference2020

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What is As a prelude to fear about?

When a young cellist called Eve Taylor gets kidnapped and imprisoned in a dungeon-like basement, Police Detective Barnbrooke believes it is the work of the notorious psychopath the media has named "The Pied Piper". But having failed to stop him in over fourteen years and with three other girls missing-presumed dead, Police Detective Barnbrooke knows all too well that if he can’t pin down his only suspect this time, that Eve will find the same fate as the other Pied Piper Victims. Knowing the identity of the Pied Piper is one thing, but proving it in time is a different deadlier story.

How long is As a prelude to fear?

As a prelude to fear has a runtime of 97 minutes.