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Bunker

2014 · 87 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning pressure cooker where two men wrestle with an absurd, terrifying order in a sealed-off space.

Directed by
Olivier Roberge, Patrick Boivin
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Patrice Robitaille, Alex Bisping, Julien Poulin
Overview
Two isolated Canadian soldiers come to grip with a difficult order: launch a nuclear strike against the former USSR, some 25 years after the end of the Cold War.

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Directed by
Olivier Roberge, Patrick Boivin
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Patrice Robitaille, Alex Bisping, Julien Poulin
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • war
  • isolation
  • power
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
war, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
87 min
Country
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Languages
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