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Legacy

2008 · 15 min

A quiet, heavy wartime encounter that lingers on unspoken family pain and the weight of inherited choices.

Overview
Australia, 1943. On leave from the front, Donald makes one last attempt to save his brother from the life their father has unwittingly prepared for him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • war
  • guilt
  • trauma
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war, drama
Directed by
Grant Sputore
Runtime
15 min
Languages
English

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