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The Eight Mountains

2022 · 147 min

A quiet, sweeping meditation on friendship and belonging that unfolds slowly across decades, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by: Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
Genres: Drama
Starring: Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Lupo Barbiero

Overview: An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno.

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Directed by: Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
Genres: Drama
Starring: Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Lupo Barbiero

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
family
isolation
grief
Places: countryside
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
Written by: Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
Starring: Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Lupo Barbiero, Cristiano Sassella, Elisabetta Mazzullo, Andrea Palma, Surakshya Panta, Elena Lietti
Cinematography: Ruben Impens
Runtime: 147 min
Country: Belgium, France, Italy, United Kingdom
Languages: Nepali, Italian, English

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