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The Last Flight

2009 · 98 min

A slow, sun-scorched desert trek where longing and endurance blur into quiet, aching romance.

Overview
Aviator Marie Vallières de Beaumont goes on a journey to find her lover Bill Lancaster after his plane disappears in the Sahara. After her plane is forced down in the Ténéré she meets Lieutenant Antoine Chauvet of the French Camel Corps who joins in the hunt for Lancaster. As the two endure hardships in the desert, they begin to develop feelings for each other.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • survival
    • isolation
    • grief
    • fate
    Places
    • wilderness
    • road trip
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    adventure, drama, romance
    Directed by
    Karim Dridi
    Written by
    Karim Dridi, Pascal Arnold
    Starring
    Marion Cotillard, Guillaume Canet, Guillaume Marquet, Fred Epaud, Saïdou Abatcha, Michaël Vander-Meiren, Nabil Imtital, Halimata Graille
    Music
    Chkrr
    Cinematography
    Antoine Monod
    Runtime
    98 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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