Movie

The Barred Road

1958 · 115 min

A sober, compassionate look at a woman resisting her circumstances, carried by quiet moral tension and old-fashioned romantic sincerity.

Overview: Faiza is raised in a family where the mother and the two sisters work in illegal acts. They try to drag her in with them but she refuses. She studies to become a school teacher and decides to move to the countryside away from them, but she finds other temptations that try to lure her in.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Morality, family, class, redemption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: morality
family
class
redemption
love
Places: big city
countryside
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild