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Lost on a Mountain in Maine

2024 · 115 min

A tense, earnest survival trek through foggy woods that keeps you rooting for a lost boy and his worried family.

Directed by
Andrew Kightlinger
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Family
Starring
Luke David Blumm, Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald
Tagline
80 miles. 9 days. 1 step at a time.
Overview
When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine's highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. But Donn doesn't count on a fast-moving fog that obscures the path. He doesn't count on falling down an embankment that hides him from sight. And he doesn't count on taking a turn that leaves him alone to wander aimlessly for nearly two weeks in the empty mountain wilderness.

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Directed by
Andrew Kightlinger
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Family
Starring
Luke David Blumm, Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 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
  • family
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • faith
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Genres
adventure, drama, family
Directed by
Andrew Kightlinger
Written by
Luke Paradise
Starring
Luke David Blumm, Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald, Ethan Slater, Griffin Wallace Henkel, Dean Neistat, Bates Wilder, Mason Cufari
Cinematography
Idan Menin
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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