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2013 · 106 min · PG-13

All Is Lost

Directed by J.C. Chandor · Action, Adventure, Drama

All Is Lost (2013) is a Action film, directed by J.C. Chandor set in Indian Ocean during the 2010s. It runs 106 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A survival, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of survival, man vs nature, and mortality & aging play out through frame narrative.

Composer
Alex Ebert
Cinematography
Frankie DeMarco
Cast
Robert Redford

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Indian Ocean
Setting
Coastal Sea
When
2010s

Premise & themes

Premise
Survival
Themes
SurvivalMan Vs NatureMortality & Aging
Structure
Frame Narrative
Tone
BleakTenseContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Sparse Quiet
Based on
Pure Fiction

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