Movie

The Children of the Swallow

1987 · 118 min

A somber, talky excavation of buried political wounds, unfolding through testimony and quiet frustration rather than action.

Overview: A journalist (Alekos Alexandrakis), working together with a young director (Peris Michailidis), tries to gather information about a family that was separated due to political turmoil. They locate some of its members, who tell their dramatic stories that began with the Civil War. The two men’s search is interrupted when a key person refuses to speak
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Politics, family, memory, war
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
family
memory
war
grief
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild