Movie

Take

2008 · 98 min

A somber, interwoven character study that weighs guilt and grief slowly, asking patience as it builds toward emotional reckoning.

Tagline: It takes a moment to steal a lifetime.
Overview: The lives of two strangers - a struggling mother and a gambling addict - meet in tragedy. Years pass, and they must come to terms with themselves, and one another.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, guilt, redemption, addiction
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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: grief
guilt
redemption
addiction
fate
Places: big city
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild