Fireflies at El Mozote
Film202590 min

Fireflies at El Mozote

Taste attributes: actiondramahistorywarjournalisticteenhistoricaltried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, moving war film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

A boy seeks revenge after surviving El Mozote massacre in El Salvador, where government forces killed his family and destroyed his village - the deadliest civilian massacre in modern Latin America.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Paz VegaJuan Pablo ShukYancey AriasMena SuvariJeff Fahey

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2025
Runtime
90 min
Status
Released
Studio
Premiere Entertainment Group
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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