Movie

Tenderness

2009 · 101 min

A slow, uneasy drift through damaged lives, watching obsession and violence coil quietly toward a grim, inevitable end.

Tagline: The intimacy of the kill
Overview: A hardened cop tries to unravel the past to discover whether a violent teenager was responsible for the murder of his family. A confused fifteen-year-old runaway becomes enthralled with the young man.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, isolation, crime, death
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
crime
death
trauma
Places: road trip
small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild