In the Heart of the Machine

In the Heart of the Machine

Humanity dwells in the most unexpected places.

Directed by Martin Makariev

Produced by Forward Pictures

2022115 min6.5 / 10

A tense prison-set drama where hardened inmates discover their capacity for compassion when confronted with something vulnerable, forcing a moral reckoning between survival and humanity.

Heat, iron, dust and the smell of oil. A typical workday of maximum security inmates will prove to be fateful for all of them. They find something extraordinary inside one of the machines, and an unexpected wave of compassion makes the prisoners take hostages and block the entrance to the workshop and risk their lives, because sometimes the desire to be human is stronger than the survival instinct.

Questions people ask

  • Is In the Heart of the Machine sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does In the Heart of the Machine end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is In the Heart of the Machine violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is In the Heart of the Machine scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is In the Heart of the Machine easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity80

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Surprise20

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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