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Ao: The Last Hunter

2010 · 84 min

A stark, quiet prehistoric survival journey that weighs grief and endurance against harsh landscapes and tense encounters.

Genres
Adventure, History
Overview
When his clan, including his wife and baby girl Néa, are massacred, Ao, a desperate Neandertal man, decides to leave the North country where he has been living for the South where he was born. His aim is to join his twin brother, from whom he was separated when he was nine. On his long and adventurous way home, he meets Aki, a Homo Sapiens woman...

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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