Movie

I Am

1990 · 69 min

A quiet, sombre Soviet-era portrait of a lonely child's search, spare and slow, leaving a lingering ache of abandonment.

Overview: The family breaks up. The boy Jonukas feels very lonely. He wants to find his mother himself. The search is long and difficult.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, family, loneliness, grief
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
family
loneliness
grief
coming-of-age
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none