Movie

Settlers

2021 · 104 min

A stark, slow-burning survival drama that feels isolating and tense, with moments of quiet dread and emotional weight.

Tagline: How far would you go to build a new life?
Overview: Remmy and her parents, refugees from Earth, have found peace on the Martian outskirts until strangers appear in the hills beyond their farm. Told as a triptych, the film follows Remmy as she struggles to survive in an uneasy landscape.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Survival, isolation, grief, trauma
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
grief
trauma
power
Places: space
single country house
wilderness
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild