Movie

Fabula

2025 · 125 min

A wry, offbeat ride through small-town crime and family frustration, blending deadpan humor with a touch of the uncanny.

Tagline: Who or what is punishing me?!
Overview: Small-town criminal Jos (55) has, to his great frustration, been completely sidelined. His daughter disrespects him, his wife doesn't trust him, and his friends laugh at him openly. As he scrambles to fix a drug deal that went catastrophically wrong, he desperately searches for an answer to the question: Who or what is punishing me!?
How it feels: Absurd, dark, satirical and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, family, identity, fate
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
family
identity
fate
betrayal
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild