Movie

Born in Flames

1983 · 80 min

A scrappy, talky docufiction that feels like eavesdropping on urgent political organizing, mixing raw street energy with theoretical debate.

Overview: In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as equality remains unfulfilled.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, satirical and dark. Measured and demanding.
About: Politics, gender, race, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
gender
race
class
rebellion
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
mockumentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild