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Valley of the Lanterns

2018 · 107 min

A gentle, softly animated family tale that unfolds slowly, mixing warmth with a quiet sadness about letting go of the past.

Overview
An elderly grandmother has a big decision to make when it emerges that the hold she has on her past puts her family's future in jeopardy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • memory
  • aging
  • parenthood
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Caleb Hystad
Starring
Thomas Haddaway-Graham, Nicole Oliver, Jonathan Love, Ian Hanlin, Samantha Ferris
Runtime
107 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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