Movie

The Divide

2012 · 122 min

A relentless, claustrophobic plunge into human cruelty that leaves you feeling shaken and soiled.

Tagline: The lucky ones died in the blast
Overview: Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, violence, madness, isolation
Content: Strong violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 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: survival
violence
madness
isolation
power
Places: big city
single country house
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong