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Disappearances

2007 · 118 min

A rugged, meandering journey through wintry wilds, mixing danger and wonder with a father-son bond.

Directed by
Jay Craven
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Tagline
The past is never dead, it's not even past.
Overview
Quebec Bill Bohomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve his endangered herd through the rapidly approaching winter, resorts to whiskey-smuggling, a traditional family occupation. Quebec Bill takes his son, Wild Bill, on the journey. Also Henry Coville, an inscrutable whiskey smuggler, and Rat Kinneson, Quebec Bill's perpetually disconsolate ex-con hired man. Together, they cross the border into vast reaches of Canadian wilderness for an unforgettable four days "full of terror, full of wonder."

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Directed by
Jay Craven
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • crime
  • coming-of-age
  • addiction
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, drama, western
Directed by
Jay Craven
Written by
Jay Craven
Starring
Kris Kristofferson, Charlie McDermott, Gary Farmer, William Sanderson, Geneviève Bujold, Lothaire Bluteau, Heather Rae, Bill Raymond
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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