Movie

Dirty, Yellow, Darkness

2017 · 95 min

A quiet, uncomfortable immersion into one man's obsessive mind, balancing clinical unease with a tender, desperate hope for reconnection.

Overview: After his wife leaves him, a man with a severe case of OCD who fears that his own urine is contaminating everything around him, admits himself to a mental hospital for treatment to overcome his fear and win his wife back.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, obsession, love
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
obsession
love
healing
Places: big city
hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild