Movie

Journey on a Clock Hand

1997 · 118 min

A slow, hypnotic descent into a village where time itself seems broken, blending quiet dread with fragile romance.

Overview: A Turkish watchmaker is employed to mend a village clock that has not worked for some seven years. However, what seems like a simple and un-exciting task is plunged into a web of mystery and intrigue when the watchmaker innocently witnesses the murder of a beautiful woman on his first day in the village.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, tense and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Mystery, identity, isolation, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: mystery
identity
isolation
obsession
death
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild