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The Village

2023 · 120 min

A slow, heavy watch that traps you in a grim, polluted place and a young man's quiet desperation.

Tagline
All the glory of a man is nothing but a short dream.
Overview
In a once-scenic village now dominated by a vast trash disposal site, a young man yearns to break free from a cruel fate tying him to the very grounds.

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  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • class
  • environment
  • survival
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Michihito Fujii
Written by
Michihito Fujii
Starring
Ryusei Yokohama, Haru Kuroki, Arata Furuta, Shidou Nakamura, Wataru Ichinose, Daiken Okudaira, Ryuto Sakuma, Tetta Sugimoto
Music
Taro Iwashiro
Cinematography
Tomoyuki Kawakami
Runtime
120 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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