Hut

2018Movie53 min

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A tense, bleak documentary movie about everyday modern life and society.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · public viewing safe

Skip it if you want something to laugh at · you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing

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Story

H is a migrant worker from Indonesia like wandering around and he already ran away for over a year. He built a temporary hut on his ex-employer’s farmland. He took his friend R in the shelter who ran away from metal processing factory and almost got caught when working in a tea plantation. Because of that R rarely steps outside the hut. Tonight, H receives a phone call from his friend T. She said she runs away from fruit processing factory and will come over with her friend B who also ran away from the auto-parts factory. Later the night, run away housekeeper E and D who run away from screw factory appear in the hut. In the same night, the hut of H already becomes well-known.

Feels like

  • Migrant Worker Drama
  • Social Realism
  • Claustrophobic Tension
  • Human Trafficking Critique
  • Underground Survival
  • Indonesian-Taiwanese Cinema
  • Psychological Stress
  • Exploitation & Labor
  • Slow-Burn Narrative

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Directed by
So Yo-hen
Produced by
Liao Hsiu-hui

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Facts

October 6, 2018 · 53 min · Strong Language

Released
October 6, 2018
Runtime
53 min
Content
Strong Language
Genres
Documentary
Original language
Chinese
Also spoken
Indonesian
Made in
Taiwan
Available in
75 countries

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4 questions, like "Where can I stream Hut?"

Questions about Hut

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Hut?

In the United States, Hut streams on DocAlliance Films. You can rent or buy it from DocAlliance Films. It also streams in 74 other countries.

Will I feel good after watching Hut?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is Hut plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (7 of 10) and pathos (7 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Hut in English?

ChineseIndonesian

No, it was made in Chinese, with some Indonesian.