Movie

Rak

1972 · 90 min

A quiet, heavy chamber drama about keeping a terrible secret, watching a family hold itself together while grief waits underneath every conversation.

Overview: David learns that his mother has cancer and only two months to live. He decides not to let her know.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, death, grief, deception
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: family
death
grief
deception
parenthood
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild