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Unwatchable

2011 · 6 min

A brief, harrowing reconstruction that confronts you with sexual violence and leaves you shaken and disturbed.

Tagline
WARNING: this film contains sexual violence you and your mobile phone manufacturer may find disturbing.
Overview
The rape of a family in the rural idyll of England. Reconstruction of a true story that took place in the Congo.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • violence
  • war
  • trauma
  • crime
  • power
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Isabel Whitaker, Marc Hawker
Written by
Isabel Whitaker, Marc Hawker
Starring
James Alexander, Jack Bannell, Angela Dixon, Pete Garrett, Jeff Hilliard, Danny Kennedy, Michael Lindall, Andrew McHale
Cinematography
Michael Bonvillain
Runtime
6 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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