TV series

Kalimba

2024 · 1 season

A cold, claustrophobic plunge into psychological cruelty, where every scene tightens the screws and trust is impossible.

Overview: An ambitious professor of psychiatry, Viktor Meshchersky, conducts a dangerous psychological experiment in which, under false pretenses, he locks victims and their abusers in the basement, hiding his true goals. The subsequent investigation will reveal the real motives of the professor, and will tie together the confusing stories of all participants in the cruel experiment.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, power, trauma, deception
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
power
trauma
deception
morality
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild