# Symbol (2009)

> A bewildered man turns an impossible white-room prison into a slapstick laboratory while a masked wrestler faces his own strange ritual of preparation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/27410

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
- Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto
- Cast: Hitoshi Matsumoto, David Quintero, Carlos C. Torres, Luis Accinelli, Lilian Tapia, Ivana Wong Yuen-Chi, Adriana Fricke, Salam Diagne
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1410261/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: absurdist, deadpan, playful, cult movie night, experimental comedy night

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