Movie

Guns at Batasi

1964 · 103 min

A sweaty, claustrophobic standoff where stiff-upper-lip discipline collides with a changing world, tense and quietly sad.

Tagline: Outnumbered A Hundred to One - Yet Fighting Like a Thousand Heroes in a Hell Spot Called Batasi!
Overview: An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, colonialism, loyalty, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
colonialism
loyalty
betrayal
class
Places: military
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild