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Isolar

138 min

A slow, tense immersion into a remote conflict, where bureaucratic friction and looming danger create a quiet, unsettling pressure.

Directed by
Leonardo Sette
Overview
Paulo leads a team tasked with protecting a territory inhabited by uncontacted Indigenous people in the Amazon. Amid the daily challenges of navigating conflicting interests in the region, a gas and oil exploration site draws the agents into a strange expedition.

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Directed by
Leonardo Sette
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • colonialism
  • environment
  • power
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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