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Hearts Aflame

1937 · 76 min

A sincere, old-fashioned portrait of youthful friendship and loss, told with earnest warmth and a quiet ache.

Overview
A story about a group of high school graduates, their unbreakable bond and life and death friendship.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • loyalty
  • death
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Romuald Gantkowski
Written by
Adam Grzymala-Siedlecki, Jan Fethke, Romuald Gantkowski
Starring
Mieczysław Cybulski, Mieczysław Milecki, Elżbieta Barszczewska, Tadeusz Białoszczyński, Stanisław Jaśkiewicz, Paweł Owerłło, Helena Zahorska
Runtime
76 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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