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Cargo

2017 · 105 min

A slow, wrenching journey through grief and sacrifice, blending quiet dread with tender hope as a father fights time to protect his child.

Directed by: Yolanda Ramke, Ben Howling
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Anthony Hayes

Tagline: The future is fragile.
Overview: After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter.

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Directed by: Yolanda Ramke, Ben Howling
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Anthony Hayes

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
grief
survival
family
redemption
Places: wilderness
countryside
road trip
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, thriller, horror
Directed by: Yolanda Ramke, Ben Howling
Written by: Yolanda Ramke
Starring: Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Anthony Hayes, Susie Porter, Caren Pistorius, Kris McQuade, Natasha Wanganeen, Bruce R. Carter
Cinematography: Geoffrey Simpson
Runtime: 105 min
Country: Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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