Movie

The Long Way Home

2015 · 111 min

A war story that balances tense skirmishes with an unlikely, warm friendship, leaving a bittersweet sense of hope.

Tagline: COMPLETE THE MISSION TO END THE WAR!
Overview: Nam-bok, a middle-aged South Korean farmer is conscripted and assigned a mission to deliver a classified military document that may decide the fate of the war. After losing it while under attack from the enemy, he then faces a teenage North Korean soldier named Yeong-gwang who happens to acquire the secret document on his way to the North.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, friendship, survival, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
friendship
survival
loyalty
identity
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none