Movie

All Is Lost

2013 · 106 min

A nearly wordless, immersive struggle against the sea that is tense, solitary, and quietly devastating.

Tagline: Never give up.
Overview: During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality.

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: survival
isolation
death
fate
healing
Places: sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	3
Humour	0
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	9
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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