Movie

Charter

2020 · 94 min

A quiet, aching plunge into a mother's desperation, tense and tender, leaving you uneasy about who to root for.

Overview: After a recent and difficult divorce, Alice hasn't seen her children in two months as she awaits a custody verdict. When her son calls her in the middle of the night, Alice takes action, abducting the children on an illicit charter trip to the Canary Islands.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, family, isolation, guilt
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: parenthood
family
isolation
guilt
love
Places: road trip
sea
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild