Movie

The Earthling

1980 · 97 min

A somber, rugged trek through harsh country that lingers on loss and hard-won tenderness between two stranded souls.

Tagline: Two alone in the wilderness. One learned to survive, the other to love.
Overview: Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, a man returns home to Australia to die in the wilderness. His plans become complicated when he comes across a young boy whose parents have been killed and decides to take him under his wing.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, grief, death, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
grief
death
isolation
found family
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none