Movie

A Violent Separation

2019 · 106 min

A slow, heavy moral descent into guilt and loyalty, watching good people make terrible choices in a quiet town.

Tagline: Nothing loves you like your own flesh and blood
Overview: 1983. In a quiet Midwestern town, a young deputy covers up a murder at the hands of his brother triggering a series of events that sends them and the victim's family towards a shattering climax.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, loyalty, family, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: guilt
loyalty
family
betrayal
morality
Places: small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild