Movie

Flesh & Blood

1979 · 189 min

A heavy, slow-burning family drama that plays its raw, uncomfortable passions straight, leaving you tense and uneasy rather than entertained.

Tagline: Their lives are raw drama. Their passion is electricfying.
Overview: A young street-tough-turned-boxer struggles to reach the top while finding his romance with an attractive TV reporter is complicated by an incestuous relationship with his mother.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, ambition, obsession, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 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: family
ambition
obsession
isolation
class
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong