Movie

Confinement Escape

1992 · 90 min

A grim, relentless cat-and-mouse thriller that leans hard on cruelty and dread, leaving little room to breathe.

Overview: A detective living a happy married life learns that a man he once arrested has escaped from prison. The fugitive commits a string of robberies and rapes, and ultimately takes his former lover as hostage - the same woman who is now the detective's wife. The criminal continues his exploits while evading capture, all while weilding the detective's gun and repeatedly assaulting the detective's wife.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, obsession, crime, violence
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
obsession
crime
violence
betrayal
Places: big city
home
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong