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Her ex-husband locks her in a cage. The symphony can wait.
TMDB
30
Rotten Tomatoes
99
Audience Score
99

Violent Blue (2011)

unhinged domestic nightmarearthouse fever dreamslow-burn claustrophobia

Overview

DramaThriller

Katarina is a music teacher obsessed with an unfinished symphony. She worries about her brother, Ondrej an introverted inventor whose financiers are reputedly shady and dangerous. Then one day, her ex-husband Pietro shows up in her house and locks her in a cage.

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Content warning
creative obsessionfamily traumafinancial desperation

Standout Aspects

Acting

Šuvadová commits to the cage hysteria fully.

Direction

Hatanaka's 129-minute slow-motion panic attack.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel mildly unwell.·Streaming: 3 AM rabbit hole you immediately regret.
Heads up:Disturbing: Prolonged captivity scenes, psychological manipulation.
Gregory Hatanaka

Director

Gregory Hatanaka

ReleasedJan 7, 2011
Runtime2h 9m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$1.2M

Top Cast

Silvia Šuvadová

Silvia Šuvadová

Katarina

Jesse Hlubik

Jesse Hlubik

Ondrej

Anastasia Fontaines

Anastasia Fontaines

Ms. Dora

Nick Mancuso

Nick Mancuso

Pietro

Barry O'Rourke

Barry O'Rourke

Bolo O' Braonain

Andrea Harrison

Andrea Harrison

Kylie

Garret Sato

Garret Sato

Liam

Bogdan Szumilas

Bogdan Szumilas

Dr. Sobeslav

Martin Harris

Martin Harris

Zbigniew

Alicia Arden

Alicia Arden

Cara

Shane Ryan-Reid

Shane Ryan-Reid

Gustav

Luke Y. Thompson

Luke Y. Thompson

Facemask / Robot Harmon

Matthew Mahaney

Matthew Mahaney

Detective Ichikawa

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Hatanaka shot this between midnight movie gigs, explaining the 3.0 TMDB average from exactly four brave souls.

Cultural

Nick Mancuso was a legit 80s star (Stingray) doing late-career villain roles in microbudget psychodramas like this.

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