Movie

Northern Borders

2015 · 108 min

A gentle, nostalgic coming-of-age story set on a rural farm, with quiet family tensions and a warm sense of place.

Overview: In 1956, ten-year-old Austen Kittredge is sent to live on his grandparents’ Vermont farm, where he experiences wild adventures and uncovers long-festering family secrets.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, coming-of-age, isolation, memory
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
coming-of-age
isolation
memory
love
Places: countryside
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none