kafkaesque
41 movies and shows
Bondage Ecstasy
Mon, 01 May 1989
A young office worker turns into an insect. As an insect, he enters the orifices of his enemies and possesses them, allowing him to enact his revenge fantasies.
Beau Is Afraid
Fri, 14 Apr 2023
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
Escape
Thu, 31 Oct 2024
A young man becomes convinced that the solution to all his problems is to live in jail, and he will do whatever it takes to get it.
The Mix-up
Sat, 21 May 1994
Ihsan is a simple employee in the Ministry of Culture from the house to the office and vice versa his work colleague Nargis loves and plans to marry him. He is surprised by one of the security authorities arrested and directed a number of charges, which does not know the cause and continues to haunt him
Britain Is Built For Sundays
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
An esoteric teleplay about a Man who wakes up in a field in southern England with nothing but a bicycle, a massive bong and no memory of how he got there. When a strange Boy comes to collect him, the Man embarks on a journey to make sense of things and acquire a pint.
The Penultimate
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
The film is a Kafkaesque tale of an insignificant Water Inspector who arrives at a giant remote building in order to register the residents’ water meters. Before he knows of it, he finds himself trapped inside the building facing an “Alice in NO-Wonderland”-like maze of obstacles. In his attempt to escape, perception of reality, the rational, and the remnants of his human existence is turned upside down.
Tenure
Fri, 28 Feb 2025
When a dedicated college professor is denied tenure, he turns to black magic in a moment of desperation but finds himself trapped in a private hell of his own making.
The Insurance Man
Sat, 22 Feb 1986
Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a rash-like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointment fail, and the rash gradually spreads over his body. After complaining to the management he is laid off work; his relationship with his fiancee is affected. In an attempt to get compensation from his former employers he looks to insurance firm Assicurazion Generali, where he encounters an enigmatic clerk called Kafka.
Dis-moi ta classe je te dirai qui tuer
Fri, 17 Dec 2021
The Abyss of shadows
Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Ayush suffers from sleep paralysis and dark hallucinations, haunted by shadowy figures that represent his repressed fears. Trapped between dream and reality, he confronts these manifestations of his inner turmoil.
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Fri, 16 Oct 1970
Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.
Before The Law
Wed, 14 Aug 2024
When a man without a family or a home arrives at a mysterious tower in a mysterious land to request to meet ‘The Law’, he is confronted by two of humanity’s greatest enemies: Time and the Truth.
Bills Included
Fri, 21 Jun 2019
In Madrid, a tenant agrees to ignore the existence of the other tenant living in his apartment, so that both inhabit the space as if it were an individual use.
It's rolling like a tomato
Fri, 24 May 2024
After mysteriously turning into a tomato, Israël must survive to his family and colleagues.
Roach Motel
Sat, 07 Oct 2023
Two runaway, gun-obsessed, outlaw lovers are given a task to kill two political figures in the midst of a civil revolution outside the walls where these characters are trapped, waiting for the phone call to give them a sense of purpose
Kopf in den Wolken
Fri, 01 Sep 2023
When the giant head of an ordinary employee appears above a small town, he suddenly has to cope with the attention he is receiving.
The Tragedy of Professor Samsa or: How Gregor Learned to Relax and Drink his Milk
Invalid Date
A man wakes up in an unpleasant predicament.
Pushover
Fri, 20 Oct 2023
A man's life is upended by increasingly threatening phone calls demanding he leave a review for a paperweight purchased online.