In a drab police state, a children's book writer is interrogated by a sadistic secret policeman under suspicion of embedding anti-government messages in her stories.
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Title: Closet Land (1991)
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A young writer is interrogated by a sadistic secret policeman. She is accused of embedding political messages in her children's stories. The entire movie takes place in one room, with only the two actors. The movie is set in an unidentified, modern police state. Written by Mark Logan <marklo@west.sun.com>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
6 March 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$121,635, 10 March 1991, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$259,012Company Credits
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Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Performed by Richard Einhorn
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Victim: [as Victim tries to stay awake] Pain will only strengthen my will. You can break my body, but you can't break my mind. Torture is the policy of tyrants. Resistance is my only weapon.See more »
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Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Hard Way/Closet Land/New Jack City/Shipwrecked/Ju Dou (1991) See more »Soundtracks
Hernando's HideawayWritten by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Performed by Richard Einhorn
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This film hits the heart with a reality like no other I have seen. It shows what us what we, in a democratic society, take for granted, and just what we are lucky enough not to be experiencing. The acting in the film is superb, sometimes you have to remind yourself that the movie is a dramatization, and not real life. Mr. Rickman does wonders with his role (as he does with all roles) making the interrogator fully dimensional and human. The set is incredible. It gives the feeling of 'in the round" theater. Which does not add or take away from the emotion of the action. This movie seeks to open the eyes of the viewer, and I'd say they have made a success of that goal.