Movie

Rita

1958 · 81 min

A quiet, tense wartime story seen through a child's eyes, carrying steady dread and small acts of courage.

Overview: The last summer of World War II in a Latvian fishing village. Ten-year-old Rita risks her life to care for and provide everything necessary for four prisoners of war rescued by fishermen—a Frenchman, a Russian, and two Latvians—who are hidden in the attic of a school converted into a warehouse by the German army.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, survival, isolation, parenthood
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
isolation
parenthood
loyalty
Places: small town
sea
school
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none