Movie

Fatima

1983 · 94 min

A harrowing, slow-burning tragedy that immerses you in suffering and resilience, leaving a lingering sense of injustice.

Overview: To save her daughter, Fatima agrees to be sent to Malaya to work as a sex slave for Japanese soldiers. There, she joins with the resistance to help destroy a Japanese base, but finds herself taken prisoner and turned into a sex slave a second time after being captured by Dutch Indies officers.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, war, trauma, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
war
trauma
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
military
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong