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Quest

1984 · 30 min

A haunting, slow-burning fable of survival on an alien world, where time is merciless and hope feels fragile.

Overview
On a distant planet, descendants of a crashed spaceship are subjected to mysterious forces that cause them to age and die in just eight days. They must also live in caves to escape the bitter cold of night and the killing heat of day. One young boy is determined to find his way back to the ship that brought them there. But how will he accomplish this in the short time left to him?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • death
  • exploration
  • fate
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • space
  • wilderness
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism3
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
adventure, science fiction
Directed by
Saul Bass, Elaine Bass
Starring
John Abbott, Noah Hathaway, David Comfort, Damian Cavalieri, Jay W. MacIntosh, Bill Erwin, Les Tremayne, Sam Fontana
Runtime
30 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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