Movie

Waves

2024 · 131 min

A tense, earnest historical drama that builds quiet pressure as ordinary people weigh conscience against danger.

Tagline: A broadcast that will change history.
Overview: At the end of the 1960s, when the air is filled with rock-and-roll and student rebellions are changing the world, the older of two brothers joins a prestigious newsroom of the public radio broadcaster. Not long after, he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conflict between journalists and the secret service.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, betrayal, family, freedom
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 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: politics
betrayal
family
freedom
media
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild