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They Shall Not Grow Old

2018 · 99 min

Restored century-old footage and veterans' voices pull you into the mud and dread of the trenches, immersive and quietly devastating.

Overview
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • death
  • trauma
  • memory
  • survival
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour2
Realism10
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
documentary, history, war
Directed by
Peter Jackson
Written by
Peter Jackson
Starring
Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby, Attwood, Walter Aust, Donald Bain, Thomas Baker, George Banton
Runtime
99 min
Country
United Kingdom, New Zealand
Languages
English

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