Movie

Shark: The Beginning

2021 · 108 min

A grim, hard-hitting watch that mixes brutal bullying with a slow, cathartic climb toward self-respect.

Tagline: A boy who never knew how to fight back.
Overview: A bullied teenager who is locked up at a juvenile detention center due to an unexpected accident, meets a mixed martial arts champion to break through his own limits.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, violence, trauma, coming-of-age
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: survival
violence
trauma
coming-of-age
redemption
Places: prison
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex none