Movie

The Iron Heel of Oligarchy

1998 · 75 min

A raw, slow-burn political drama that feels like a bleak, low-budget meditation on power and resistance.

Overview: Nikolai Petrovich comes to St. Petersburg to organize a revolution against the oligarchy.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, satirical and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Power, rebellion, class, politics
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
rebellion
class
politics
corruption
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild