Movie

Bitter Lake

2015 · 135 min

A hypnotic, unsettling collage of archive footage that drifts between boredom and horror, asking you to sit with confusion rather than resolve it.

Overview: An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.
How it feels: Bleak, eerie, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Politics, media, war, power
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
media
war
power
deception
Places: military
wilderness
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none