Movie

Don Marleone

2017 · 84 min

A grounded, slow-building tale of small-town resistance against corruption, mixing grief with a tense, slightly absurd bluff.

Tagline: Everything in life changes one day.
Overview: The film centers around Novkhani, a coastal village where government officials are conspiring with the local mafia to seize the land of its residents. When the villagers resist, Khan's father is tragically shot on the orders of the corrupt officials. As a means of fighting back, the villagers devise a plan to pretend to be the Italian mafia.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, justice, family, revenge
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: corruption
justice
family
revenge
power
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none