Movie

Kindling

2023 · 93 min

A gentle, bittersweet summer gathering that lingers on friendship and loss, asking you to sit with its quiet ache.

Tagline: A summer to be remembered.
Overview: A group of young men return to their home town in order to turn their friend's final days into a celebration of life and friendship.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, friendship, death, memory
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
friendship
death
memory
coming-of-age
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild