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The Flower of Aleppo

2016 · 100 min

A tense, sorrowful plunge into a mother's desperate infiltration, gripping but heavy with dread and grief.

Overview: Salma is a 37 years old paramedic nurse working in private and public hospitals in Tunisia. When her only son, Murad, go to Syria to join the terrorist movement Al-Nusra Front, Salma infiltrate the jihadists with the aim to bring her son back to Tunisia.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, survival, faith, war
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
survival
faith
war
obsession
Places: military
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none