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Grassland

2025 · 88 min

A quiet, tense story that simmers with family loyalty and hard choices, pulling you into a boy's impossible position.

Overview: Exploring the failures of the criminal justice system from a unique angle, the film follows a young Latino boy who puts his single mother's illegal marijuana business at risk when he befriends the new neighbors.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, crime, class, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
crime
class
coming-of-age
justice
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild