A "claustrophobic setting" refers to a place or environment that feels very small, tight, and confined, making someone feel uncomfortable or anxious. Full definition
The movie's second half, set over two days in Tehran, shot with lots of bouncy hand - held cameras in claustrophobic settings, aims at war - zone realism. (theglobeandmail.com)
Set in WWI Russia by way of claustrophobic sets transformed into Maddin's dreamland imagery, this story of a one - legged soldier (Maddin regular Kyle McCulloch) caught in a romantic triangle between his lovesick landlady and a married nurse (Kathy Marykuca) who resembles his dead lover is less a parody of silent cinema than a loving crackpot tribute. (seanax.com)
Most of the action takes place on a crowded bullet train, creating an ideal sense of urgency with an overly claustrophobic setting for a zombie epidemic. (nevadafilmcriticssociety.org)