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Movie spotlight

Exist

Movie
49 min
English

The documentary follows Palestinian skateboarder Aram Sabbah in the weeks running up to the Olympic qualifications in Dubai, capturing his personal battle of leaving his homeland in the midst of war to pursue his passion and carry the mantle for skateboarding in his country.

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IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes45%
Google Users46%
Director: Eduardo SánchezGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A group of friends on a camping trip in the woods find themselves targeted by a vengeful spirit that haunts the area. As they try to survive the night, they uncover the dark history of the land and the tragic events that led to the spirit's wrath. Their attempts to escape become a desperate fight for survival against an unseen, malevolent force.

Critical Reception

Exist received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with some praising its inventive use of found footage and atmosphere, while others criticized its predictable plot and reliance on jump scares. Audiences were similarly divided, with some appreciating the supernatural horror elements and others finding it derivative of earlier films in the genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its creative use of the found-footage style and effective atmosphere.

  • Criticized for predictable scares and a familiar horror narrative.

  • Some found the vengeful spirit storyline compelling, while others deemed it cliché.

Google audience: Audience reviews for Exist are mixed. Many enjoyed the suspense and the found-footage approach, finding it genuinely frightening at times. However, a significant portion of viewers felt the plot was unoriginal and that the film relied too heavily on jump scares, failing to offer anything new to the horror genre.

Fun Fact

Director Eduardo Sánchez is also known for co-directing the groundbreaking found-footage horror film 'The Blair Witch Project'.

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