Movie

Scrap Heaven

2005 · 117 min

A grim, jittery descent into wounded people turning their humiliation into violence, cold and unsettling but hard to look away from.

Overview: The lives of a young cop, a sanitation worker and a brooding pharmacist violently intersect on a bus that's hijacked by a suicidal political flunky, then cross paths again months later.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, trauma, isolation, violence
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
trauma
isolation
violence
morality
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild