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I'm Beginning To See the Light

2024 · 104 min

A quiet, somber character study that sits with grief and slowly lets a little light in.

Directed by
Konstantin Khudyakov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jack Huston, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung
Overview
A tale of self-rediscovery seen through the eyes of a grief-stricken trumpeter, who finds salvation in a lighthouse and its two suicidal visitors.

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Directed by
Konstantin Khudyakov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jack Huston, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • grief
  • isolation
  • redemption
  • healing
  • death
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Konstantin Khudyakov
Written by
Mark Bacci
Starring
Jack Huston, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Lucy Punch, Mark Boone Junior, Brandon T. Jackson, David Lee Smith, Jayne Taini
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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