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The Torch

2022 · 107 min

A warm, music-filled portrait of mentorship and legacy that lets you bask in live blues while reflecting on what gets passed down.

Overview
At 83, Chicago legend Buddy Guy remains the standard bearer for the blues, an icon determined to see the art form live on long after he’s gone. Enter guitar phenom Quinn Sullivan, who has been mentored by Guy since he was a kid. This stirring documentary, amplified by electrifying musical performances, charts the guidance Guy himself received from the likes of Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf while observing the Grammy®-winner passing his wisdom to the next generation.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • art
  • aging
  • identity
  • race
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Jim Farrell
Starring
Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana, Tom Hambridge, Quinn Sullivan, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Joe Bonamassa, Jonny Lang
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America, India
Languages
English

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