# Battle Royale (2000)

> A Japanese school class is forced into a state-sanctioned island death game, where friendship becomes the most dangerous form of resistance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2103

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Action
- Director: Kinji Fukasaku
- Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando, Ko Shibasaki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Takashi Tsukamoto
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: provocative, violent, paranoid, late night horror marathon, dystopian cinema night

## Synopsis

Survival is the only option in a deadly game where friendship can turn to betrayal in an instant.

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