Movie

The Outskirts

1998 · 95 min

A stark, blackly comic rural revenge tale that feels like a grim Soviet fable shot in monochrome.

Overview: The hero is an ordinary farmer, Philip Safronov, whose peaceful life is aggressively interrupted when his land is appropriated by a mysterious group to exploit its oil resources.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, bleak and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, corruption, justice, class
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
corruption
justice
class
violence
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none