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Instinct

2019 · 98 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into obsession and manipulation, where every polite exchange crackles with unspoken danger and moral ambiguity.

Overview: Nicoline, a criminal psychologist, begins work at a prison where one of her new cases, Idris — an apparently reformed sex offender — is preparing for release after five years of confinement. Despite her professional misgivings, she becomes infatuated with her charismatic, manipulative patient.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, power, deception, isolation
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: obsession
power
deception
isolation
morality
Places: prison
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong