Movie

Anton

1973 · 77 min

A quiet, somber rural coming-of-age where a boy's crumbling home life presses down on him with slow, patient weight.

Overview: Anton is a teenage boy living with his father in the Norwegian countryside. When his father's mental health deteriorates, the local physician suggests that Anton's mother, who left them both many years ago, should take care of him. Anton, who resents his mother, struggles against the authority of his elders and also tries to help out an old neighbor and friend.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, isolation, coming-of-age, madness
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
coming-of-age
madness
grief
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none