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Scarlet Macaw

1957 · 108 min

A slow, sun-baked chase through rough country, tense but patient, with a hard-edged crime-story mood.

Overview
A mine boss hires a policeman to chase some runaways who stole a precious diamond.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • greed
    • crime
    • survival
    • betrayal
    Places
    • wilderness
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, adventure, thriller
    Directed by
    Tom Payne
    Written by
    Hermilo Borba Filho, Tom Payne
    Starring
    Anselmo Duarte, Odete Lara, Milton Ribeiro, Aurélio Teixeira, Ana Maria Nabuco, Ricardo Campos, Tom Payne, Nestor Alves de Lima
    Cinematography
    Giulio De Luca, Rudolf Icsey
    Runtime
    108 min
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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