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The Lost City of Z

2016 · 141 min

A slow, immersive journey into obsession and the unknown, with a melancholic beauty and a haunting sense of longing.

Tagline: A man's reach should exceed his grasp... or what's a heaven for?
Overview: A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, exploration, family, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
exploration
family
identity
survival
Places: wilderness
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none