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Thousand Yard Stare

2018 · 91 min

A somber, intimate portrait of a soldier's inner war, heavy with trauma and quiet desperation.

Directed by
Aaron Kurmey
Genres
War
Starring
Kirsten Wendlandt, Kelten Jensen, Christopher Giles
Tagline
1000 yards between life and death
Overview
Returning home after fighting in Africa during World War II, a soldier with PTSD finds reintegrating with family life increasingly difficult as he relives the battle of Kasserine Pass.

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Directed by
Aaron Kurmey
Genres
War
Starring
Kirsten Wendlandt, Kelten Jensen, Christopher Giles
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • trauma
  • war
  • isolation
  • family
  • memory
Places
  • home
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war
Directed by
Aaron Kurmey
Written by
Aaron Kurmey, Adam Munro, Kevin Johnson, Ryan Hatt
Starring
Kirsten Wendlandt, Kelten Jensen, Christopher Giles, Gin Fedotov, Kelsey Flower, Adam Munro, Michael Dodge
Runtime
91 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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