Short Eyes

Short Eyes

"Jesus help me, cause man won't."

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Release Date

9/28/1977

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City’s infamous Tombs prison. When the other inmates in his cell block find out what he is charged with, life becomes extremely difficult for him.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$3,921

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A brutal, unflinching portrait of a man hunted within the confines of a prison cell block, where social hierarchy and mob justice create a pressure cooker of violence and moral complexity. The film traps you in a suffocating world where there is no escape and no mercy.

Mood

Dread-soakedClaustrophobicParanoidBleak

Themes

SurvivalJusticeCrimeIsolation

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Documentary-likeNaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Single location

Heads up

Sexual violenceGraphic violenceChild endangerment

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Short Eyes (1977) directed by Robert M. Young | FirstCinema