Father & Soldier
Taste attributes: dramawarhistoricalactionunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeA weighty, moving war film: sweeping and grounded. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 99 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
1917. Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son, Thierno, who has been forcibly recruited. Sent to the front, they will have to face the war together. While Thierno learns to become a man, Bakary will do everything to bring him back safely.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- France 3 Cinéma
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
