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Nightmare in Badham County

1976 · 102 min

A grim, tense descent into injustice and brutality that keeps you anxious and angry for its characters.

Tagline: Where Innocence Is A Punishable Crime
Overview: Two UCLA coeds have engine trouble in small Southern town. When they spurn the local sheriff's advances he arranges for them to be taken to the women's prison on trivial charges (the judge is a cousin), where they must endure atrocities at the hands of the administrators of the prison and the prison guards.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, race, justice, survival
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
race
justice
survival
power
Places: small town
prison
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong