Movie

Cesar Chavez

2014 · 102 min

A sincere, slow-burning historical drama that balances quiet family moments with the tense, hard-won momentum of a nonviolent movement.

Tagline: History is made one step at a time.
Overview: A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organiser torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to working people.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, class, family, power
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
class
family
power
survival
Places: countryside
small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none