Movie

Golden Burn

2001 · 70 min

A raw, low-budget drift into a tight coastal community where outsider energy slowly curdles into something irreversible.

Tagline: Porthayle: a small tourist destination on the North Cornish coast
Overview: Seven hours and a million miles away from his old life in Kent, Chris Thornton finds himself plunged into the restless local community. Hitching up with two brothers and the son of a local druid, Chris is taken on a trail of discovery and incident, culminating in an event that will irrevocably alter the lives of all four friends.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, eerie and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, friendship, coming-of-age
Content: Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: identity
isolation
friendship
coming-of-age
fate
Places: small town
countryside
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild