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CUFF: Calgary-shot indie films This Too Shall Pass, Shadow of God play with the tropes of well-worn genres

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Summary
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58% Informative

This Too Shall Pass is a funny, poignant and fast-paced comedy that has Calgary and High River playing suburban Syracuse and some dodgy areas of Ottawa circa the 1980s .

The film is about a rebellious 16-year-old American Mormon who goes on an ill-conceived trip to Ottawa with his rambunctious friends.

Shadow of God is a supernatural horror film dealing with demon possession and creepy religious rituals.

The film features lots of blood and growly-voiced demons and even an exploding head, which seems to fit nicely with the group’s previous shockers such as Alive, Influencer , Knuckleball , Harpoon and Fake Blood .

This Too Shall Pass was his first project mainstream enough to receive funding from Telefilm Canada .

VR Score

50

Informative language

40

Neutral language

63

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

42

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

External references

8

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