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Vortex

2001 · 63 min Horror Science Fiction
5.1 / 10 · TMDB

In the near future crime rates are at an all time high. The government counters this development with a new prison: The Vortex. Innocent citizen Vincent is sent there, after he killed a man who tried to rob him in self-defense. In the Vortex everybody has to commit their crime over and over again. Vincents first victim is his neighbour Carl.

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Year 2001
Country Germany
Genre Horror, Science Fiction
Director Michael Pohl
Runtime 63 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.1/10 (9 votes)

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The film constructs its dystopian premise at the intersection of cyberpunk and psychological horror, exploring the concept of eternal recurrence of one's crime as a metaphor for guilt and punishment. It relies on a sterile aesthetic and a mounting sense of claustrophobic dissonance.

What lingers after the credits is not the shock of violence, but the oppressive weight of an existential trap where time itself becomes the jailer. A grim reflection on the nature of justice in a digital age. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Michael Pohl

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