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Box: Metaphor

  • 2023
  • 1h 18m
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3.1/10
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Box: Metaphor (2023)
Dystopian Sci-FiSci-FiThriller

"Box Metaphor" is a compelling dystopian journey where unjust imprisonment unveils societal conformity and defiance's profound impact. It's about breaking free from metaphorical boxes and th... Read all"Box Metaphor" is a compelling dystopian journey where unjust imprisonment unveils societal conformity and defiance's profound impact. It's about breaking free from metaphorical boxes and the resilience of the human spirit."Box Metaphor" is a compelling dystopian journey where unjust imprisonment unveils societal conformity and defiance's profound impact. It's about breaking free from metaphorical boxes and the resilience of the human spirit.

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    • Kevin Khachan
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    • Kevin Khachan
  • Stars
    • Kasia Stelmach
    • Lorry D'Ercole
    • Martin Cohen
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    3.1/10
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    • Director
      • Kevin Khachan
    • Writer
      • Kevin Khachan
    • Stars
      • Kasia Stelmach
      • Lorry D'Ercole
      • Martin Cohen
    • 21User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Kasia Stelmach
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    • Prisoner 371113
    Lorry D'Ercole
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    Martin Cohen
    Martin Cohen
    • Apple
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    Kloud Milas
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    Tessa Neilson
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    Charlotte Coquelin
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    Alicia Cantero
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    Georgia Brooks
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    3allcelebritiesarebald

    It's a horror movie

    A woman is trapped in a box as part of some future dystopian prison rehabilitation system.

    It's more of a horror torture movie. Not really sci fi, anything happening in the future these days is called sci fi.

    It's low budget more of a performance from one actress with a few other having 1-2 minute pop ins.

    The box is poorly lit adding to the dark depressive feel of the movie. There are some quite disturbing scenes, more implied gore because it's all happening in the dark.

    There is maybe some Christian symbology or something going on that I did not understand with Ave Maria playing, or maybe they just choose the song because it's free use who could tell.
    4okpilak

    You are where you choose to be....

    In the future, crime is dealt with severely. And the person convicted has a choice. Immediate extermination or rehabilitation. And we follow Prisoner 37113, who feels she is innocent. She is sentenced to seven years and chose rehabilitation. It consists of being confined to a box, that does not seem big enough to stretch out in. Food may or may not be provided by local people, and it seems there are a lot of boxes around. There is a small hatch that opens periodically to be able to see out, and there is constant video monitoring, and infractions are dealt with severely. One minor infraction resulted in 7 days of noise so she could not sleep. A second infraction could result in bars coming down from the top crushing the person. It is very unpleasant, and the box leaks so rain will come drown upon the person. Apparently Prisoner 37113 is a political prisoner, as while she was in the box, an amnesty was declared, except for political prisoners. There is no back story, and a person in a box deprived of everything has certain needs that are never discussed as to how they are met, and even clothes would not last seven years under such conditions. And she is forbidden to have anything like reading material or anything to pass the long time. Just mindless confinement, which no person would be able to maintain sanity for even a fraction of the time she was sentenced to. A swing and a miss. Unlike the CUBE, where one could move between cubes, needing to avoid the traps, one is stuck in one cube, and there is no leaving.
    6toonarly

    Truly a hopeless movie

    They might as well just outright kill you then to put you in a metal box near the ocean and make survive by the "mercies" of the so called citizens of this dystopian nightmare. I found this to be just as the globalists these days are attempting to do by giving everyone a forced digital ID ( put you in a box) then force you to follow their rules to be fed or not fed or travel and not travel (A prisoner ) Same idea here, quite terrifying to say the least. One thing they totally missed is where do these prisoners go to the bathroom? I mean like where? There is no indication of any way they can go and the cube is solid, and all the prisoners never have a poopy floor? Kind of odd. Won't see this one again it was totally hopeless and just a trip into a hell hole and a nightmare. I sure hope our world doesn't end up like this.
    2Eray-9

    Blend, boring and nonsense

    A film set in the distant future, telling the experiences of a woman trapped in a metal box. From beginning to end, you will try to understand what happened and why (and fail) for 1 hour and 18 minutes. Although the film is shown in the science fiction category, it is actually a cheap horror film. It cannot be said that there is a plot in the film. The entire film deals with the torturous time of the lead character. Although it tries to make it interesting by adding a few absurd scenes, it is at best boring. By the way, many inconsistent and meaningless events have been added to the film, I guess to give it a cult film atmosphere.
    5SnoopyStyle

    stuck in a box

    In a dystopian future, crime has skyrocketed. Criminals are sentenced to die or imprisoned in a metal box. A woman has been sentenced to 7 years although she claims to be innocent. Each box is given supplies through the mercy of citizens although mostly, it shows the cruelty of humanity.

    This is an Australian indie. Initially, it reminds me of Cube although we are not moving outside of this box. We're kind of stuck here. That's the main drawback. There are other movies like this. I don't mind an out-of-the-box concept, but they need to get out of this box. My suggestion is a flashback to show how she was convicted. This is an undercooked idea movie. It just needs more time in the oven.

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 2023 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 魔盒:隐喻
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      • Sydney Australia
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