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The Trial

1993 · 118 min

A slow, suffocating descent into bureaucratic nightmare, where every polite exchange tightens the screws of paranoia and helpless dread.

Tagline: Arrested and Prosecuted. But for what, he does not know.
Overview: Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being "arrested," is allowed to remain free and go to work. But despite the strange nature of his arrest, Joseph soon learns that his trial, however odd, is very real, and tries desperately to spare himself from the court's judgement.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, power, corruption, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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
power
corruption
guilt
fate
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild