Masking Threshold

Movie • 2022 • Horror  

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Conducting a series of experiments in his makeshift home-lab, a skeptic IT worker tries to cure his harrowing hearing impairment. But where will his research lead him? "Masking Threshold" combines a chamber play, a scientific procedural, an unpacking video, and a DIY YouTube channel while suggesting endless vistas of existential pain and decay. Glimpse the world of the nameless protagonist in this eldritch tale, which is by no means for the faint of heart.

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Very briefly depicted around the 1h20min mark, we hear a dog crying. The death doesn’t happen on screen, but it’s clear the dog is killed.
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At least one ant is killed on screen and salt is poured over a slug.
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Abuse
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Protagonist mentions being abused as a child
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone stalked?
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Addiction
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Birds. We don’t see the deaths occur on screen, but we see the aftermath
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Are there spiders?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there bugs?
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Ants, roaches
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Are there snakes?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a horse die?
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Assault
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is someone tortured?
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Briefly near the end, hot glue is poured in someone's eye.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Hands are cut
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Does a head get squashed?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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Is an infant abducted?
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Death
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Does someone cheat?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
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Are there clowns?
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Are there ghosts?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Is there audio gore?
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Pees in a vial
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Brief mention of cancer
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there misophonia?
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The film is about tinnitus, but the protagonist describes how specific sounds affect it. The film is also heavily audio-focused, featuring frequencies and static noises as well as other amplified sounds.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Discussion of a pregnancy dream
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Prejudice
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Relationships
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does someone drown?
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Is there gun violence?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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