Movie

The Cage

2018 · 62 min

A quiet, uneasy drift through a small town, where a fragile romance forms under the weight of suspicion and displacement.

Overview: After being framed in a murder, Nick returns to his troubled hometown Exalon, where he begins an affair with a young man working at a family restaurant.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, romantic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, love, identity, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
love
identity
betrayal
family
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Lior Shamriz
Written by: Lior Shamriz
Starring: Kim Won-mok, Kwon Ki-ha, Ming Maa, Theodore Bouloukos, Jesse Hoffmann, Won Tae-hee
Cinematography: Lior Shamriz
Runtime: 62 min
Country: Germany, South Korea, Taiwan, United States of America
Languages: Mandarin, English, Korean