Movie

Quest for Fire

1981 · 100 min

A raw, immersive prehistoric journey that feels like watching humanity's first steps, tense and awe-inspiring.

Tagline: A Science Fantasy Adventure
Overview: In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start a new fire, the tribe sends three warriors on a quest for more. With the tribe's future at stake, the warriors make their way across a treacherous landscape full of hostile tribes and monstrous beasts. On their journey, they encounter Ika, a woman who has the knowledge they seek.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, exploration, identity, love
Content: Strong violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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
exploration
identity
love
trauma
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language none
Violence strong
Sex strong