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El Camino Christmas

2017 · 89 min

A wry, tense holiday standoff that mixes dark comedy with genuine warmth and a bittersweet sense of redemption.

Tagline: Bullets, beer, holiday cheer.
Overview: A young man seeking a father he has never met, through no fault of his own, ends up barricaded in a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve in the fictitious town of El Camino, NV.
How it feels: Dark, cynical, warm and absurd. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, redemption, isolation, survival
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
redemption
isolation
survival
justice
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild