Movie

The Free World

2016 · 100 min

A quiet, tender story of damaged people finding solace, with an undercurrent of danger and sadness.

Tagline: Only love can truly set us free.
Overview: Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn't commit, Mo is struggling to adapt to life on the outside. When his world collides with Doris, a mysterious woman with a violent past, he decides to risk his newfound freedom to keep her in his life.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, romantic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, love, survival, justice
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
love
survival
justice
trauma
Places: small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild