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Nine Hours to Rama

1963 · 124 min

A slow, tense countdown to a historic killing, weaving flashbacks into a somber, uneasy procedural.

Tagline: The murder that changed the lives of millions!
Overview: José Ferrer and Horst Buchholz star in this fictionalised account of events leading up to the assassination of Indian spiritual leader and independence campaigner Mahatma Gandhi.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, politics, violence, faith
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
politics
violence
faith
fate
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild