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The return

1982 · 1 season

A quiet, downbeat journey through 1980s Greece, carrying a weary man's loneliness from place to place with sober realism.

Genres
Drama
Overview
The story of Nikos, a Greek immigrant who went to Germany, looking for a better life and after failing as a car mechanic, returns to Greece an alcoholic, and gets a job as a truck driver. He transports iron, bricks, vegetables throughout Greece. In each episode of the series, we have a different story of "wandering", experiencing situations typical of the society of the '80s.
How it feels
Melancholic, bleak, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, addiction, work, family
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 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
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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