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Harrison's Flowers

2000 · 130 min

A tense, emotionally heavy journey through war-torn landscapes, balancing romantic devotion with the grim reality of conflict.

Directed by: Élie Chouraqui
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
Starring: Andie MacDowell, Elias Koteas, Brendan Gleeson

Overview: 1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, decides to go to Bosnia to find him.

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Directed by: Élie Chouraqui
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
Starring: Andie MacDowell, Elias Koteas, Brendan Gleeson

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
love
grief
survival
betrayal
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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