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Human Cargo

2004 · 1 season

A sober, intricately woven drama that follows intersecting lives caught in the machinery of immigration, asking for close attention and rewarding it with quiet moral force.

Created by
Brad Turner
Genres
Drama
Overview
Human Cargo is a 2004 Canadian television miniseries. The series won seven Gemini Awards and two Directors Guild of Canada Awards. It premiered on CBC Television on January 4, 2004 and starred Kate Nelligan, Cara Pifko, and Nicholas Campbell. The series was written by Linda Svendsen and Brian McKeown.
How it feels
Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Immigration, politics, justice, family
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Created by
Brad Turner
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • politics
  • justice
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
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
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Brad Turner
Starring
Cara Pifko, Nicholas Campbell, Kate Nelligan, Grace Park, Leslie Hope, Nthati Moshesh, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Myriam Acharki
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 120 min each
Network
CBC Television
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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