A prisoner questions emotion-controlling drugs in a bleak, cerebral thriller with a suspenseful, gritty atmosphere.
A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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A prisoner in a state-of-the-art penitentiary begins to question the purpose of the emotion-controlling drugs he's testing for a pharmaceutical genius.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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