MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for The Longing

The Longing

2003 · 80 min

A quiet, reflective reunion drama where old friendships and buried secrets simmer slowly against a sunlit Brazilian backdrop.

Directed by
Jürgen Brüning
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Tagline
Romance... secrets... deception...
Overview
Cyrus, Tim and Erik were high school buddies and meet again ten years later. They spend the summer together in Brazil. All of them are occupied in dealing with experiences from their past but new developments make them face their inner conflicts and their friendship with each other
How it feels
Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Friendship, identity, redemption, grief
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer (opens in a new tab)

Add to a list: The Longing

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jürgen Brüning
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Romance
In your watch list

More like this

Like The Longing, but
That did not load.Show titles like this

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

Where to watch in the US

Change country

No streaming, rental or purchase options are known in the US.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
adventure, drama, romance
Directed by
Jürgen Brüning
Written by
Jürgen Brüning
Starring
Hendrik Scheider, Aldri Anunciação, Tarik Qazi, Daniel Bätscher, Zezé Motta
Runtime
80 min
Country
Germany
Languages
English, German, Portuguese

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikidata