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The Bull

2015 · 78 min

A hushed, dreamlike drift through island folklore and memory, more mood than story, asking you to surrender to its quiet spell.

Directed by: Larissa Figueiredo
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Joana de Verona

Overview: There’s a myth that suggests the ghost of the 16th-century Portuguese king Don Sebastiaan founded a magical kingdom on the island of Lençóis off the Brazilian coast after his defeat against the Moors. Five centuries later, a young Portuguese woman (and a small film crew) arrives there. The island is still enchanting.

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Directed by: Larissa Figueiredo
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Joana de Verona

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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
mystery
isolation
faith
Places: sea
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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