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Misfit

2013 · 91 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning captivity drama that keeps you uneasy and focused on one woman's fragile survival.

Overview
A prostitute wakes up to find she has been abducted and struggles to bond with her captors and plot her escape.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 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
  • isolation
  • power
  • trauma
  • freedom
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Daniel Emeke Oriahi
Written by
Daniel Emeke Oriahi
Starring
Ijeoma Grace Agu, Rita Edward, Kelechi Udegbe, Charles Ebhaleme, Elsie Eluwa
Runtime
91 min
Country
Nigeria
Languages
English

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