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The Crime of Aldeia Velha

1964 · 115 min

A slow, oppressive plunge into superstition and fear, where a remote village's certainty turns quietly monstrous.

Overview: Joana lives in a small and remote village where people are very primitive and religious. When accidents start happening that involves her, people slowly start believing that she is possessed by the devil.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Faith, isolation, fate, freedom
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
isolation
fate
freedom
morality
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild