Loop Track

NZ release: 21 July 2023

Violence, offensive language and horror Rated on: 06 June 2023

Loop Track

What’s it about?

Ian, an inexperienced hiker, sets out on a loop track looking for quiet. To his horror, his solitude is ruined by other walkers, he can’t sleep, and he begins to suspect he is being followed by an inhuman presence.

The facts

  • Written and directed by Aotearoa New Zealand comedian Tom Sainsbury (Wellington Paranormal, Educators, Sextortion)
  • English language
  • Runtime: 96 minutes
  • Crowdfunded and shot in New Zealand
  • Screening in New Zealand as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival 2023

Why did it get this rating?

Horror

The film contains a mix of psychological horror and violent horror. A sense of threat is created through music, lighting and Ian’s fear. There are occasional jump scares. Ian sees mysterious black shadows moving in the dark and believes he’s being hunted by something in the bush.

Violence

People are killed. Detailed injuries are shown, including a person’s intestines, and a bloody human head. We see a dead woman in a tree, dripping blood.

Offensive language

“F**k”, “f**king” and “sh*t” are used casually and during moments of stress.

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