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America America

1963 · 174 min

A grueling, deeply personal immigrant odyssey that feels like a hard-won memory—bleak, sprawling, and quietly devastating.

Tagline: One man's struggle to the golden shore
Overview: A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, immigration, politics, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: survival
immigration
politics
family
Places: countryside
big city
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild