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The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969 · 121 min

A slow, weighty historical drama that pits ambition against conscience, with a somber, talky intensity and a tragic sense of doom.

Tagline: The birth of a hero. The death of an empire. The adventure of a lifetime.
Overview: The Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon the delivery of a hoard of gold. But Pizarro finds himself torn between his desire for conquest and his sense of honor after friendship and respect develops between captive and captor.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, betrayal, friendship, greed
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: power
betrayal
friendship
greed
colonialism
Places: wilderness
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none