Movie

Beyond the Hills

2012 · 150 min

A cold, patient, quietly devastating watch that traps you in rigid faith and desperate love until it becomes unbearable.

Overview: Alina returns to Romania from Germany, hoping to bring Voichita—the only person in the world she loves and was loved by—back with her. But Voichita has found God, and God is the hardest lover of all to best.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Faith, love, isolation, obsession
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
love
isolation
obsession
guilt
Places: countryside
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild