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The Raid

1954 · 83 min

A slow-burning, morally tangled Western that keeps you tense as a man's loyalties quietly fracture between duty and the warmth of a small town.

Tagline: The suspense thriller of the year !
Overview: A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, betrayal, loyalty, identity
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
betrayal
loyalty
identity
family
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none