A pregnant refugee hides in a cargo container, giving birth alone on the open sea, fighting for every breath.
Tense and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
What we could confirm fits an R: strong violence and some strong language.
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A young pregnant woman named Mia escapes from a country at war by hiding in a maritime container aboard a cargo ship. After a violent storm, Mia gives birth to the child while lost at sea, where she must fight to survive.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
Parasite (2019)Darkly comic · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingA poor family's grift of the wealthy Parks escalates into a darkly comic and bleakly suspenseful class struggle.
The Departed (2006)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingUndercover lives collide in a gritty, relentless game of cat and mouse within Boston's criminal underworld.
The Wave (2008)Tense · strong violence · emotionally devastating · measuredA teacher's classroom experiment in fascism spirals into a chilling, unstoppable wave of conformity and control.
Room (2015)Tense · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA mother and son escape their grim captivity, facing a bittersweet and suspenseful world for the very first time.
Money Heist (2017)Suspenseful · full attention · strong violence · emotionally heavyA relentless, gritty crime drama unfolds as eight desperate robbers execute a pulpy, tense, and suspenseful heist.
Memories of Murder (2003)Gritty · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingIn 1980s Korea, desperate detectives pursue a sadistic killer, their conflicting methods creating a bleak, tense atmosphere.
The Lives of Others (2006)Tense · emotionally devastating · measuredAn East German Stasi officer's surveillance of a playwright and his lover becomes a tense, melancholic reckoning.
Whiplash (2014)Gritty · emotionally devastating · relentlessA young drummer's pursuit of perfection under a ruthless instructor becomes a relentless, gritty battle for his soul.Nowhere is on our Survival, Spanish-language and Thriller on Netflix lists.
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