Movie

Fuga

1999 · 63 min

A tense, claustrophobic night of fear and hiding under a dictatorship, carried by quiet dread and moral weight.

Overview: Set during the Estado Novo dictatorship, in the night of April 24, Pedro hears that the political police, PIDE, assaulted his house. Fearing of what his fate may be, Pedro runs, looking for a place to hide.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, politics, freedom
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: survival
isolation
politics
freedom
fate
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none