Movie

The Island of Aphrodite

1965 · 95 min

A sober, slowly unfolding political tragedy that weighs the cost of vengeance against the mercy of a grieving mother.

Overview: In Cyprus, an EOKA fighter (against the British Administration), Kyriakoulis, is imprisoned by the British. His comrades kidnap the son of a friend of the British Administrator in retaliation. Plans to help Kyriakoulis escape fails and the British hang him. Kyriakoulis mother intervenes magnanimously and the fighters free their prisoner.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: None
Places: prison
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none