Movie

The Soviet Sleep Experiment

2019 · 79 min

A claustrophobic, grim slow descent into madness that leaves you uneasy and watching through your fingers.

Tagline: What happens when staying awake means your nightmare never ends.
Overview: Russian researchers in the late 1940s keep five people awake for fifteen days using an experimental stimulant. Based on the popular internet horror story (Creepypasta) “The Russian Sleep Experiment”.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Madness, isolation, survival, science
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: madness
isolation
survival
science
guilt
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild