Movie

Escape from Polygamy

2013 · 86 min

A tense, earnest coming-of-age drama about a girl straining against a closed, controlling world, with a young romance as her only light.

Tagline: Let me sin again
Overview: Recently-widowed Leann and her 17-year-old daughter Julina move into an isolated polygamous compound, where the freethinking Julina meets like-minded Ryder, son of the religious compound’s charismatic Prophet, Ervil.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, freedom, identity, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
freedom
identity
coming-of-age
power
Places: countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild