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No Escape

2008 · 91 min

A grim, exploitative wartime thriller that lingers on cruelty and coercion, offering little relief or warmth.

Directed by
Lloyd A. Simandl
Genres
History, Crime, War
Tagline
If there is No Escape... then keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Overview
During WWII two sisters have stolen some emeralds from the lesbian Nazi SS officer (Rena Riffel) and now are on the run. One gets captured by her and gets tortured with electrified Freddy Krueger glove into revealing the location of the gems. The other escapes to her cousin's house, but her cousin who isn't that pleased with her appearance and blackmails the girl into becoming her personal slave in return for not turning her over to the SS.
How it feels
Dark, bleak, tense and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Survival, betrayal, violence, power
Content
Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.
Note
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Directed by
Lloyd A. Simandl
Genres
History, Crime, War
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
history, crime, war
Directed by
Lloyd A. Simandl
Written by
Lloyd A. Simandl
Starring
Rena Riffel, Marie Veckova, Lena Drásova, Andrea Janska, Sabine Mallory
Cinematography
Antonin Pesek
Runtime
91 min
Country
Czech Republic
Languages
English

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