Movie

Spoiler

1998 · 96 min

A grim, repetitive sci-fi actioner where escape attempts and cryo-punishments blur into a bleak cycle of obsession and loss.

Tagline: No prison could hold him... no system could control him
Overview: Roger Mason is a prisoner locked away in a futuristic fortress of a jail. Desperate to escape and see his daughter, he keeps making attempt after attempt to break free, but each one is foiled just as he's about to gain his freedom. As his punishments include being frozen in suspended animation for years at a time, he stays the same age while his daughter grows older. As more time keeps being added to his sentence, he despairs of ever getting out.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Survival, obsession, isolation, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
obsession
isolation
family
freedom
Places: big city
prison
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild