Movie

Death by Hanging

1968 · 118 min

A cold, theatrical puzzle that keeps you at arm's length while it argues with itself about guilt, turning grim bureaucracy into absurd spectacle.

Overview: A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, dark and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Justice, race, guilt, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
race
guilt
identity
death
Places: prison
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild