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Mending the Line

2023 · 117 min

A quiet, sincere story of wounded men finding calm and companionship on the water, moving slowly toward something like peace.

Tagline
For some, the path starts on the river.
Overview
A Marine wounded in Afghanistan returns to a VA hospital in Montana where he meets a Vietnam vet who teaches him fly fishing as a means to coming to terms with his physical and emotional trauma.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • healing
  • friendship
  • grief
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • hospital
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Joshua Caldwell
Written by
Stephen Camelio
Starring
Brian Cox, Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld, Patricia Heaton, Wes Studi, Irene Bedard, Julian Works, Chris Galust
Music
Bill Brown
Cinematography
Eve M. Cohen
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Russian, English

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