Shear Fear (1992)

Original title

Kauhun millimetrit

Directed by

Ilari Nummi

Genre

horror film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 01m

Rated

K-12

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

The film follows characters in late 1980s Helsinki as everyday fears escalate into a distorted nightmare. It is a Finnish horror story about terror taking over a city.

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What happens

Shear Fear (Finnish: Kauhun millimetrit; literally translated "The Millimetres of Horror") is a 1992 Finnish horror film directed by Ilari Nummi. The film set in the city center of Helsinki in the late 1980s summer, where everything starts from the small fears of everyday life, moving straight towards an area distorted by the terror. The film's actors include Tiina Tenhunen and Katja Krohn. The film was screened at the Espoo Ciné International Film Festival in 1992 and at the Tampere Film Festival in 1993. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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