Saw

Saw

I want to play a game.

Rating

3.5 (1)

Release Date

10/16/2003

Runtime

10 mins

Overview

David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,000

Revenue

-

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A visceral, claustrophobic nightmare where a kidnapped man faces impossible choices in a twisted game of survival. This is lean, brutal filmmaking that wastes no time establishing desperation and terror.

Mood

Dread-soakedTenseUnsettling

Themes

SurvivalPowerCrime

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

HandheldHigh-contrast

Structure

Single location

Heads up

Graphic violence

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