Movie

I Just Wanted to Go Home

2017 · 91 min

A somber, slow-burning true-crime drama that weighs heavily as it traces a miscarriage of justice.

Overview: In September 1986, two children were brutally killed in the suburbs of Metz. This is the beginning of "The Patrick Dils Affair", one of the most emblematic judicial errors in the annals of French justice.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, corruption, guilt, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
corruption
guilt
isolation
family
Places: small town
prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none