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Burning at Both Ends

2021 · 110 min

A tense, earnest wartime drama that leans on quiet courage and moral weight rather than action.

Tagline
All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.
Overview
The movie follows a group of resistance radio broadcasters in Nazi-occupied France as they evade capture alongside a Jewish family.
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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • freedom
  • family
  • faith
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Landon Johnson, Matthew G. Hill
Written by
Landon Johnson, Matthew G. Hill
Starring
Cary Elwes, Jason Patric, Judd Hirsch, Sebastian Roché, Greer Grammer, Gilles Marini, Mira Furlan, Don Harvey
Cinematography
Spencer Hutchins
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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