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The Color of the Chameleon

2013 · 111 min

A wry, unsettling dive into bureaucratic paranoia, where absurd schemes breed cold dread and sly black comedy.

Overview: In an authoritarian police state, a charismatic schemer is fired from his job as a secret-police informant, conjures up his own imaginary spy network and builds up an archive that he turns against his former masters.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, deception, conspiracy
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
deception
conspiracy
isolation
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild