Movie

Falcons

2002 · 95 min

A quiet, mournful drift through cold landscapes and fragile hopes, watching two lost people cling to each other and a caged bird.

Overview: Simon a mysterious man with a past returns to Iceland with the intention to end his no good life. Before he can complete his task he meets a young women DÚA who he believes might be his daughter. When she gets into trouble with the police Simon represses his death wish and decides to help her out. Together they flee to the city of Hamburg and smuggle with them what used to be the greatest export of the Vikings, an Icelandic Falcon. Their plan is to sell it to wealthy Arabs.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, parenthood, grief, survival
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
parenthood
grief
survival
redemption
Places: small town
big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild