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Dark Tourist (2012)

Dark Tourist poster
Original title
The Grief Tourist
Directed by
Suri Krishnamma
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
R18+
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bisexual security guard takes trips to sites of tragedy and death as a way to connect with his own dark past. His obsession with a serial killer starts to blur the line between fascination and danger.

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What happens

Dark Tourist (also known as The Grief Tourist) is a 2012 American psychological thriller film directed by Suri Krishnamma, written by Frank John Hughes, and starring Michael Cudlitz, Melanie Griffith, and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Cudlitz plays a bisexual security guard who engages in dark tourism. It premiered at Filmfest München on July 3, 2012, and Phase 4 Films released it theatrically on August 23, 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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