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Under Control

2023 · 104 min

A quiet, confined character study that makes you feel the walls closing in, even when the walls are invisible.

Directed by: Manuel Poutte
Genres: Drama
Starring: Martin Swabey, Camille de Leu, Jean-Benoît Ugeux

Overview: This film tells the story of BRUNO, a man in virtual prison, controlled by an electric bracelet, caught in the paradoxes of an apparent freedom of 2km².

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Directed by: Manuel Poutte
Genres: Drama
Starring: Martin Swabey, Camille de Leu, Jean-Benoît Ugeux

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: isolation
freedom
identity
survival
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Manuel Poutte
Written by: Manuel Poutte
Starring: Martin Swabey, Camille de Leu, Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Alain Van Goethem, Gauthier Danniau, Cécile Rittweger
Cinematography: Bernard Vervoort
Runtime: 104 min
Country: Belgium
Languages: French

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