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Son of the Gods

1930 · 90 min

A melodramatic romance about identity and prejudice, with emotional highs and lows and a satisfying twist.

Overview: The popular Caucasian-looking son (Richard Barthelmess) of a wealthy Chinese businessman lives away from his widowed father and passes as white, but experiences prejudice, rejection, insult, and heartache when the socialite (Constance Bennett) he loves learns of his heritage.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, race, love, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
race
love
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
countryside
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild