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Spring Silkworms

1933 · 100 min

A slow, somber immersion into rural hardship, where hope and superstition collide with crushing economic forces.

Overview: The story of a poor silk farming family in Zhejiang and their hardships.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Survival, class, family, grief
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
class
family
grief
power
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none