Movie

Pieta

2012 · 104 min

A grim, slow-burning descent into brutality and twisted tenderness that leaves you unsettled and heartbroken.

Tagline: The truth of the heart is born only from sacrifice.
Overview: A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Revenge, guilt, redemption, isolation
Content: Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
guilt
redemption
isolation
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong