“someone needs us”

phenomenal, the intensity was so well maintained that it only felt minutes long. the script is solid as a rock and the plot twists were so alarming that i could feel my own heartbeat thudding wildly in my chest. i would definitely definitely check this out, especially since the runtime is a perfect 85 minutes long

I have this problem where I get ahead of stuff really fast. I've seen too many goddamn movies and a lot of times plot twists just announce themselves to me immediately. I don't do it on purpose and I don't say this to brag. It irritates a lot of my friends and generally ruins sturdy premise-based thrillers like this for me. Anyway.

In the vein of Locke, this super low-budget but effective thriller had me on the edge of my seat. It had the appropriate twists and turns to keep the audience guessing. It played with my emotions and had me in tears. How come Danish films are often just so good? 

Vegan alert:
Iben’s favorite food is pork sausage. 

Vegan points:
The police dispatcher doesn’t eat pork.

I'm pretty sure this movie's goal was to give me a panic attack... No joke, there were a couple of moments when I had to pause it to get my sh*t together. This story is nuts. This thriller is nuts. Watching someone take phone calls for 85 minutes has never been so stressful. One of the best single location movies out there. I'm going to go take a shot of something strong now. Bye.

so... that happened. I couldn't breathe for 85 minutes. what a great, powerful film. it really deserves more recognition!

“I didn’t have the heart to tell her.”

Brutal. The Guilty takes a premise similar to 2013’s Locke and amps the stakes all the way up. One man, one location, a constant stream of phone calls. I was not prepared for how deeply tense this was, nor how shocking the twists would be. Some of the events described in these emergency calls are absolutely grisly, but the restraint in not depicting any of it made it able to take (in small doses). This is incredible work for a debut, and the lead’s performance of such a flawed character was perfect. It was so compelling to see a character with so much passion who just was not built for the task at hand.

Please take notice of the weird similarity between this poster and the one for Halloween. I’m sadly not joking when I say that I primarily saw this tonight and not later on so the posters could be side-by-side.

Rating: 87/100

a very well made thriller, all filmed in one room and one actor. and yet it has such a complex and well made story.

definitely worth a watch

pretty cool!

Making a phone call cinematically compelling in a scene is difficult; to use it as the whole pitch and concept the film unfolds around, even more so. This Danish film about a Copenhagen police officer on emergency call duty who picks up a distress call from a woman who appears to have been kidnapped. It is a phenomenal film just in terms of ratcheting up the tension through a combination of smart editing, efficient and to the point direction from Gustav Möller, a taut and economic screenplay, and a fantastic performance from Jakob Cedergren in providing the right reactionary anchor to the proceedings while revealing more of the man's own set of demons. If you're looking for a quick yet immersive watch, this is just the film for you.

فلم بائس عظيم

Amazing. Huge recommendation if you haven't seen it

Berimajinasi ketika membaca buku atau novel terasa sudah biasa. Maka, pengalaman sinematik yang ditawarkan di film ini dengan membuat penonton berimajinasi hanya dengan mendengarkan percakapan telepon dan ekspresi pemeran utama.

Film asal Denmark ini bertemakan investigasi yang dilakukan oleh seorang mantan polisi dalam masa-masa terakhirnya bertugas di unit layanan darurat. Ia menerima sebuah panggilan pertolongan dari seorang wanita yang diduga merupakan korban penculikan.

Eitsss, jangan harap film ini akan terlihat seperti Prisoners (2013) atau semacamnya, karena penonton dituntut untuk berimajinasi karena proses investigasi dilakukan hanya lewat percakapan telepon dalam satu ruangan tanpa memperlihatkan kondisi objek di sisi lainnya.

Tenang, tidak ada spoilers apapun pada tulisan di atas...
Cobalah tonton, ikuti alur dan tensinya, turunkan ekspektasi, dan gunakan perangkat audio terbaik kalian!

Fucked your knee? Get a taxi.

Predictible twist, sick film nonetheless.

Intense, real, shocking. An amazing film that had me captivated throughout.