Film

Noise

Name: Noise
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Horror
Released: 2023
Cast: Ward Kerremans, Sallie Harmsen, Johan Leysen, Jesse Mensah, Mieke De Groote

Amateur-sleuth mystery
Very dark

A Belgian thriller about a young man who uncovers a harrowing secret in his father's past, then watches his family unravel as he obsesses over the truth. Tense and claustrophobic, with real psychological weight. For anyone who's felt the pull of a mystery strong enough to wreck things.

TMDb rating

2.4

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