Movie

Children of the Storm

2018 · 90 min

A slow, sun-bleached plunge into a boy's grief and wonder after a storm, mixing harsh reality with quiet fantasy.

Overview: After Hurricane Maria ravages the Loíza municipality in Puerto Rico, YeiYei, an energetic ten-year-old boy, has an encounter with a strange sea creature.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, warm and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, survival, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 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: grief
survival
family
isolation
coming-of-age
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none