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Surrender

2025 · 95 min

A quiet, uneasy plunge into compulsion, where the lure of control curdles into something you can't look away from.

Overview: Triggered and wanting to escape her past trauma, Naomi, a young Asian American female, falls into the world of blackjack to regain a sense of control but finds herself addicted to the game.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, trauma, identity, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
trauma
identity
isolation
obsession
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild