TV series

Broken Saints

2001–2003 · 1 season

A slow, haunting motion comic that feels like a philosophical nightmare, demanding patience as it unfolds its apocalyptic mystery.

Tagline: What would you give to know the truth?
Overview: In the quiet corners of the globe, four strangers – a cynical American programmer, an aging Japanese priest, a troubled Arabic mercenary and a mysterious Fijian girl – receive a series of chilling apocalyptic visions. Desperate to understand their frightening visions of the future, these four troubled souls are simultaneously drawn to a dark city in the West where their fates – and the fate of the world – are revealed to be linked together and somehow part of a global conspiracy. Amidst an epic struggle of man, machine and otherworldly fear, these reluctant heroes must be willing to sacrifice everything…in order to know the truth and save us all!
How it feels: Dark, eerie, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Conspiracy, faith, identity, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: conspiracy
faith
identity
isolation
fate
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild