Movie

The Cannibal

1991 · 168 min

A gruelling, slow-burn descent into inhumanity and resistance, harrowing and heavy, with little relief.

Overview: Kazakhstan. 1954. Copper mines. Concentration camp. In the center of the plot - a revolt which prisoners raised in protest against the inhuman treatment.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Survival, violence, power, justice
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: survival
violence
power
justice
isolation
Places: prison
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild