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Caged

2021 · 81 min

A claustrophobic, unrelenting descent into isolation and paranoia that leaves you tense and unsettled.

Directed by
Aaron Fjellman
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Drama
Starring
Edi Gathegi, Melora Hardin, Angela Sarafyan
Tagline
There is no getting out.
Overview
An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and pushed to the breaking point by an abusive female guard.

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Directed by
Aaron Fjellman
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Drama
Starring
Edi Gathegi, Melora Hardin, Angela Sarafyan
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 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
  • isolation
  • madness
  • guilt
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
thriller, horror, drama
Directed by
Aaron Fjellman
Written by
Aaron Fjellman, James 'Doc' Mason
Starring
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Runtime
81 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
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English

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