Movie

The Fear

2013 · 90 min

A quiet, suffocating watch that stays close to a boy's dread, building unease through restraint rather than spectacle.

Overview: The Fear tells the story of Manuel, a boy in his teens who's always reluctant to talk about what happens at home: he's afraid of his father, who beats him often. However, one day he makes a decision about his future...
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, violence, trauma, fate
Content: Strong violence. Mild sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: family
violence
trauma
fate
identity
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild