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When Andrew Came Home

2000 · 88 min

A somber, fact-based drama that wrings quiet tension from a broken family reunion and the slow, painful work of healing.

Overview: A mother searches for five years to find her kidnapped son in this fact-based drama. Unexpectedly the boy is found, but the reunion is not as she hoped. She now has to deal with five years of abuse that the boy suffered at the hands of his kidnappers.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, trauma, healing, parenthood
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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: family
trauma
healing
parenthood
isolation
Places: home
countryside
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none