Movie

Mammal

2016 · 99 min

A quiet, sombre watch that sits with grief and uneasy intimacy, rewarding patience with raw emotional discomfort rather than resolution.

Overview: After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, isolation, found family, trauma
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
found family
trauma
violence
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild