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Spirits' Homecoming

2016 · 127 min

A harrowing, slow-burn historical drama that immerses you in trauma and grief, offering a somber meditation on memory and healing.

Tagline: Trampled souls, seeking their way home, finally returning.
Overview: After the Japanese kidnap two Korean teenagers and take them to a comfort station to join other girls who are serving as sex slaves, only one of them survives. Decades later, the elderly woman tries to reunite with her friend's spirit.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: War, violence, trauma, grief
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 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: war
violence
trauma
grief
memory
Places: countryside
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong