Short film

The Citadel

1960 · 28 min

A sober, talky chamber drama that unfolds in flashbacks, weighing a doctor's fall with quiet moral seriousness.

Overview: The good doctor is on trial before the British Medical Association Council, if he is found guilty, he will no longer be allowed to practice medicine. The story unfolds through flashbacks which depict his career and his subsequent downfall.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Morality, corruption, guilt, ambition
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: morality
corruption
guilt
ambition
justice
Places: hospital
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild