Movie

Sorcerer

1977 · 122 min

A grimy, sweat-soaked descent into hell where every bump could kill, leaving you breathless and unsettled.

Tagline: Four men...outlaws thrown together by fate...share a fantastic adventure and risk the only thing they have left to lose.
Overview: Four men from different countries flee to an impoverished South American village, Povernir, to hide from their pasts. When an oil well explodes, chaos and barbarism roam the streets. Desperate to leave, they agree to risk their lives to transport several crates of nitroglycerin across treacherous jungle terrain.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, dark and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Survival, fate, guilt, isolation
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 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
fate
guilt
isolation
redemption
Places: wilderness
small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild