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American Refugee

2021 · 95 min

A claustrophobic pressure-cooker where polite neighbors turn on each other, watching civility erode one tense confrontation at a time.

Overview: A story of a family seeking shelter in a neighbor’s bunker while the American economy is in collapse and the nation under martial law. There they find the danger inside is potentially greater than the danger outside.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, isolation, class
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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
family
isolation
class
power
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild