Movie

White Deer Plain

2012 · 188 min

A slow, heavy historical drama that immerses you in rural hardship and moral decay, demanding patience and emotional endurance.

Overview: In the White Deer Village in Shaanxi Province the two most important families - Bai and Lu - and their sons have always lived together in peace. But the turmoil leads to a fierce struggle for land ownership.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Family, power, betrayal, survival
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
power
betrayal
survival
class
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong