Movie

A Força do Atrito

1993 · 80 min

A grey, low-budget Portuguese dystopia that feels like a slow, uneasy trudge through a broken, powerless country.

Overview: Portugal 1997. A nuclear accident left the the country without energy and divided between zones, some of them interdicted because of the contamination. The economic crisis is dramatic and unemployment is almost total.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, power, class
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: A Força do Atrito

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like A Força do Atrito, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: survival
isolation
power
class
corruption
Places: countryside
small town
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild