Movie

Tropicana

2025 · 82 min

A quiet, suffocating drift through loneliness and buried desire, unsettling more than shocking, with a sadness that lingers.

Overview: A lonely middle-aged woman divides her time between her monotonous job at the supermarket and taking care of her disabled mother and estranged family members. The mysterious murder of the head cashier at the supermarket, sends her on a journey into the depths of her repressed desire revealing her deep longing for warmth and human connection.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, eerie and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, loneliness, obsession, sexuality
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
obsession
sexuality
family
Places: workplace
home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong