Movie

The Day Will Come

2016 · 119 min

A grim, slow-burning struggle against cruelty that weighs heavily, with flickers of hope and brotherly love.

Tagline: Some have power, others have bravery.
Overview: Set in the blooming 1960s, the film centres on two young brothers who are instantly robbed of their lives when they are placed in a boy's home forgotten by time. Armed only with a vivid imagination and a fickle hope, the boys engage in the frightening battle against Headmaster Heck and his lethal tyranny. The film is based on actual events.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, betrayal, isolation, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
betrayal
isolation
family
power
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild