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Cadence

1990 · 97 min

A tense, earnest prison drama that simmers with racial friction and barracks cruelty before finding a hard-won note of solidarity.

Directed by
Martin Sheen
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Sometimes you've got to stand out to fit in.
Overview
As punishment for drunken, rebellious behavior, a young white soldier is thrown into a stockade populated entirely by black inmates. But instead of falling victim to racial hatred, the soldier joins forces with his fellow prisoners and rises up against the insanely tyrannical and bigoted prison warden.

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Directed by
Martin Sheen
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • power
  • rebellion
  • justice
  • friendship
Places
  • prison
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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