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The Lighthouse of the Orcas

2016 · 110 min

A gentle, earnest journey into wild landscapes that slowly opens up emotional connections, leaving a warm and hopeful afterglow.

Tagline
A place to dream
Overview
A mother travels to Patagonia with her autistic son with the hope that a ranger and a pod of wild orcas can help him find an emotional connection.

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  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • isolation
  • nature
  • healing
  • family
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Gerardo Olivares
Written by
Lucía Puenzo, Gerardo Olivares, Shallua Sehk
Starring
Maribel Verdú, Joaquín Furriel, Ana Celentano, Osvaldo Santoro, Joaquín Rapalini, Ciro Miró, Federico Barga, Zoe Hochbaum
Runtime
110 min
Country
Argentina, Spain
Languages
Spanish

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