Movie

The Time Thief

2021 · 114 min

A gentle, storybook-like fable that blends warmth and melancholy, unfolding slowly through tall tales and fond remembrance.

Overview: In 1988, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, an 11-years-old boy is worried for his grandmother's life. Worn out by illness, the old storyteller tries to convince her grandson that Death no longer exists. Her story will bring back to life the extraordinary people from the village in 1927 who, by using rocambolesque tricks, will eliminate Death that threatens them. From now on, Death will coincide with the birth of legends.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Death, family, memory, grief
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
family
memory
grief
identity
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none