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Padre Padrone

1977 · 114 min

A stark, slow-burning coming-of-age struggle against a brutal father, told with documentary realism and quiet intensity.

Overview: The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father.
How it feels: Bleak, earnest, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, family, power, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
power
isolation
identity
Places: countryside
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild