The Siege at Thorn High
Film2025118 min

The Siege at Thorn High

Taste attributes: actioncrimethrillerrobots/ai/spacedramateenpoliticalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearemotionally undemandingcoming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, inventive crime thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Edwin promised to his sister on her death bed to find her son she gave up long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in Duri High School, Jakarta, a school for juvenile delinquents. There he must face the most violent students to find his nephew. When he eventually finds the boy, a city-wide riot erupts and Edwin is trapped im the school with the cruel kids out for his blood.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Morgan OeyOmara EsteghlalHana MalasanEndy ArfianFatih Unru

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2025
Runtime
118 min
Status
Released
Studio
Come and See Pictures
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