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Holiday in the Wild

2019 · 85 min

A gentle, sunlit escape that pairs a soft midlife romance with adorable animals and a touch of heartbreak, easy to watch and comforting.

Directed by
Ernie Barbarash
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Tagline
A romance off the beaten path
Overview
When her husband abruptly ends their marriage, empty nester Kate embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa, finding purpose and potential romance.

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Directed by
Ernie Barbarash
Genres
Romance, Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • healing
  • family
  • survival
  • parenthood
Places
  • wilderness
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Ernie Barbarash
Written by
Neal H. Dobrofsky, Tippi Dobrofsky
Starring
Kristin Davis, Rob Lowe, Fezile Mpela, John Owen Lowe, Colin Moss, Hayley Owen, Faniswa Yisa, Thandi Puren
Cinematography
Hein de Vos
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian, Swahili

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