Movie

The Thin Yellow Line

2015 · 95 min

A quiet, amiable road movie that finds gentle humour and quiet dignity in the company of lonely men doing repetitive work under a wide sky.

Overview: Five men are hired to paint the yellow line the road between two villages in Mexico forgotten. Aboard an old pickup truck, initiated the work of more than two hundred kilometers of asphalt and yellow paint to be completed in less than a fortnight
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, isolation, work, found family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
isolation
work
found family
survival
Places: road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild