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Skullduggery

1970 · 105 min

A talky, uneasy jungle adventure that turns into a courtroom argument about what counts as human, leaving you unsettled rather than thrilled.

Tagline: The Tropi...Was It Human?...Animal?...Or The Living Descendant Of The Missing Link!
Overview: An expedition into the interior of Papua New Guinea comes across a tribe of ape-like people who may or may not be ancestors of early man.
How it feels: Dark, earnest, satirical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Morality, race, colonialism, justice
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: morality
race
colonialism
justice
identity
Places: wilderness
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild