Movie

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

1960 · 81 min

A quietly furious, tense drama that simmers with injustice and leaves you unsettled long after.

Tagline: ...and then he made us play that silly game...
Overview: Peter Carter, his wife Sally and their young daughter Jean move to a sleepy Canadian village, where Peter has been hired as a school principal. Their idyll is shattered when Jean becomes the victim of an elderly, and extremely powerful, paedophile. The film was neither a box office nor a critical success, it garnered criticism for breaking a significant public taboo.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, corruption, power, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
corruption
power
family
class
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild