Movie

Down in the Delta

1998 · 112 min

A gentle, heartfelt drama about family roots and second chances, slow and sincere, with moments of quiet pain and warmth.

Tagline: Sometimes, the last place you expected to be is the one place you've always belonged...
Overview: A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, addiction, healing, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
addiction
healing
identity
redemption
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild