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Leila and the Wolves

1986 · 94 min

A dense, essayistic tapestry of memory and resistance that asks for patience and rewards it with haunting images.

Overview: Drawing on the Arab heritage of oral tradition and mosaic pattern, Leila and the Wolves is an exploration of the collective memory of Arab women and their hidden role in history throughout the past half century both in Palestine and in Lebanon.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Memory, war, identity, gender
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
war
identity
gender
violence
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none