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The Concrete Jungle

1982 · 99 min

A grim, grimy grindhouse-style prison drama that keeps you braced for the next cruelty behind bars.

Tagline: Behind these bars everybody belongs to someone.
Overview: An unfortunate and naive girl is set up by her boyfriend and convicted of drug smuggling. She is sent to a women's correctional facility where she must constantly struggle to survive.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, betrayal, corruption, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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
betrayal
corruption
isolation
justice
Places: prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild