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The Cage

2021 · 90 min

A slow, brooding descent into one man's paranoia, heavy with moral unease and quiet dread.

Directed by
Cemil Ağacıkoğlu
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Tarhan Karagöz, Murat Kılıç, Özay Fecht
Overview
A former police officer struggles to clear his name after being fired from his impudent job. He returns to his job, but struggles to overcome the paranoia and darkness he has grown inside.

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Directed by
Cemil Ağacıkoğlu
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Tarhan Karagöz, Murat Kılıç, Özay Fecht
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Cemil Ağacıkoğlu
Written by
Cemil Ağacıkoğlu
Starring
Tarhan Karagöz, Murat Kılıç, Özay Fecht, Görkem Yeltan, Mehmet Esen
Cinematography
Firat Lita Sözbir
Runtime
90 min
Languages
Turkish

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