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Locked Up

2005 · 84 min

A grim, claustrophobic prison drama that finds tenderness in a brutal, hostile world.

Directed by: Jörg Andreas
Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
Starring: Marcel Schlutt, Nelson Keys, Ralf Steel

Tagline: Love behind bars
Overview: Dennis is a new inmate. Mike is an older black inmate. Together the two face hostile prison officals and inmates in their attempts to become a loving couple.

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Directed by: Jörg Andreas
Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
Starring: Marcel Schlutt, Nelson Keys, Ralf Steel

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
love
survival
identity
violence
Places: prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance, crime
Directed by: Jörg Andreas
Written by: Jörg Andreas, Peter Oehl
Starring: Marcel Schlutt, Nelson Keys, Ralf Steel, David Parik, Pedro Sobisch, Ulrike Schirm, Michael Busch, Andreas Bernhardt
Runtime: 84 min
Country: Germany
Languages: English, German

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