Movie

A Town Called Bastard

1971 · 95 min

A grim, sun-scorched spaghetti western where vengeance simmers under a dusty, violent surface, demanding attention.

Tagline: Vengeance's fire is raging.
Overview: A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to take revenge from her husband's killers.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, violence, guilt, faith
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: revenge
violence
guilt
faith
power
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild