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Marco: Carry a Dream

1999 · 97 min

A gentle, heartfelt journey through hardship and kindness, seen through a child's eyes.

Directed by
Kōzō Kusuba
Genres
Animation
Starring
Rumi Sakakibara, Chieko Higuchi, Takayuki Sugo
Overview
Marco, a young Italian boy, is searching for his mother across Latin America after her letters mysteriously stop arriving. On his travels Marco encounters people who care for him and help him along his way; however, he must also face the evils of the adults who care for nothing but themselves and decide to take advantage of his situation.

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Directed by
Kōzō Kusuba
Genres
Animation
Starring
Rumi Sakakibara, Chieko Higuchi, Takayuki Sugo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • justice
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
animation
Directed by
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Written by
Kazuo Fukazawa
Starring
Rumi Sakakibara, Chieko Higuchi, Takayuki Sugo, Osami Nabe, Urara Takano
Runtime
97 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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