# The World to Come (2021)

> In the harsh isolation of 1850s upstate New York, two married women discover a forbidden intimacy that briefly transforms lives shaped by grief and duty.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/349186

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama, Western
- Director: Mona Fastvold
- Cast: Katherine Waterston, Casey Affleck, Vanessa Kirby, Christopher Abbott, Kim Ciobanu, Daniel Blumberg, Andreea Vasile, James Longshore
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9738716/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, wistful, intimate, quiet evening, arthouse movie night

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