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The Fortress

2008 · 104 min

A patient, quietly heavy observational watch that sits with waiting people and asks you to hold their uncertainty without relief.

Overview
The personal stories of the people from all around the world waiting for a decision in an asylum-seekers centre in one of most restrictive countries in the world, Switzerland.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • survival
  • justice
  • immigration
  • power
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Fernand Melgar
Cinematography
Camille Cottagnoud
Runtime
104 min
Country
Switzerland
Languages
French

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