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Patria Obscura

2014 · 83 min

A quiet, reflective pilgrimage through old photographs and family silences, heavy with inherited grief and the weight of national memory.

Overview: A photographer follows the footsteps of his two grandfathers both army men who died a long time ago, Pierre the legionnaire and Paul the paratrooper. Through them he explores the story of his family, a history bounded by wars, tormented by silences and the unsaid. In an immodest film, he unveils the history of France, a nation at war with itself.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 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
family
grief
identity
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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