Movie

Berlin Syndrome

2017 · 116 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into captivity that keeps you tense and uneasy long after it ends.

Tagline: When passion becomes possession.
Overview: A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, obsession, power, survival
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: isolation
obsession
power
survival
trauma
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong