Movie

Unfreedom

2015 · 102 min

A grim, unrelenting drama that intertwines two stories of captivity and identity, demanding patience and emotional resilience.

Overview: A Muslim fundamentalist in New York kidnaps a liberal Muslim scholar with intent to kill. A closeted lesbian in New Delhi kidnaps her activist bisexual lover with intent to marry. The resulting torture and violence evokes a brutal struggle of identities against unfreedom.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, isolation, obsession, violence
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: identity
isolation
obsession
violence
freedom
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild