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The Snows of Kilimanjaro

2011 · 107 min

A quietly moving story of conscience and solidarity, with a warm humanist heart and a measured, thoughtful pace.

Overview
A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • justice
  • redemption
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Robert Guédiguian
Written by
Robert Guédiguian, Jean-Louis Milesi
Starring
Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Marilyne Canto, Anaïs Demoustier, Adrien Jolivet, Robinson Stévenin
Cinematography
Pierre Milon
Runtime
107 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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