Movie

The Public House

1989 · 93 min

A grim, quietly suffocating watch that exposes the cruelty beneath institutional care, leaving a heavy sense of unease.

Overview: "Horror" film about the harsh lives of the children living in an outwardly prosperous orphanage. When a young boy dies during a clandestine mutual drug-taking session, his accomplices unsuccessfully try to hide his corpse to evade punishment, and then the orphanage management tries to hush up the whole affair to keep up appearances.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Death, corruption, isolation, guilt
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: death
corruption
isolation
guilt
betrayal
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none