Movie

This Is My Country

1984 · 108 min

A grim, slow-building descent into desperation, where everyday economic pressure curdles into violence and the viewer feels the walls closing in.

Tagline: When an uncaring society pushes a man to the limit, he has only one choice.
Overview: A laborer gets money for his wife's pregnancy from his boss on the condition that he will not join the union.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, power, corruption, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
corruption
survival
justice
Places: big city
workplace
hospital
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild