Movie

Milo

2027 · 114 min

A quiet, watchful drama that keeps you leaning in, wondering when the fragile secret will finally surface.

Overview: After leaving prison, Alice takes a job as a waitress in a small cafeteria that sits next to an auto repair garage. She befriends a young man named Milo, who works at the garage, and slowly it becomes apparent that Alice's real reason for getting close to him is deeply personal: Milo is her son.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, guilt, redemption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
guilt
redemption
isolation
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild