Movie

Achilles

2023 · 116 min

A quiet, anxious flight through a wounded country, where strangers' kindness cuts against pervasive fear and quiet despair.

Overview: Two fugitives in contemporary Iran encounter citizens across the country, all wounded by the same corrupt government and all united in their willingness to help the pair survive.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, corruption, isolation, freedom
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
corruption
isolation
freedom
justice
Places: road trip
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none