Movie

The Place of No Words

2019 · 95 min

A tender, dreamlike blend of real grief and a child's imagined adventure, quietly heartbreaking and gently hopeful.

Overview: A young boy battles the complexities of a grown-up world with his father.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, whimsical and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, parenthood, death
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
parenthood
death
immigration
Places: home
fantasy world
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none