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After the Dark

2013 · 107 min

A cerebral, claustrophobic thought experiment that grows increasingly unsettling as ideas turn into life-or-death choices.

Tagline: Smart. Talented. Beautiful. Stranded.
Overview: At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Morality, survival, power, identity
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: morality
survival
power
identity
death
Places: school
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong