Land and Shade

Land and Shade

Directed by César Augusto Acevedo

Produced by Topkapi Films, Burning Blue

201597 min7.0 / 10

A slow, melancholic meditation on estrangement, mortality, and the possibility of reconciliation set against an environmentally ravaged landscape.

Alfonso is an old farmer who has returned home to tend to his son, who is gravely ill. He rediscovers his old house, where the woman who was once his wife still lives, with his daughter-in-law and grandson. The landscape that awaits him resembles a wasteland. Vast sugar cane plantations surround the house, producing perpetual clouds of ash. 17 years after abandoning them, Alfonso tries to fit back in and save his family.

Questions people ask

  • Is Land and Shade sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Land and Shade scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Land and Shade violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Land and Shade end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Land and Shade easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Land and Shade

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Land and Shade

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Land and Shade, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Land and Shade, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Land and Shade, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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