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Tragic Jungle

1963 · 104 min

A grim, sweaty descent into exploitation and desperation, with a slow-burning tension that rarely lets up.

Overview
In a company trading maté, workers are treated as slaves. Some of them try to escape, but those who are caught suffer severe punishments.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • class
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • wilderness
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Roberto Farias
Written by
Roberto Farias
Starring
Reginaldo Faria, Rejane Medeiros, Aurélio Teixeira, Maurício do Valle, Jofre Soares, Labanca, Dinorah Brillanti, Paulo Copacabana
Runtime
104 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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