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Blow the Wind (1973) poster

1973 · drama · musical · latvian

Blow the Wind

Directed by Roshon Tyson1h 28m1973

In Trenton’s tough streets, a smart gang boss and his team attempt a dangerous job to retrieve valuable cases bound by lethal conditions.

Our read: Blow the Wind (1973) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded drama · musical · latvian entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Warm, kinetic, measured drama / musical, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.

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DNA · twelve axes

How Blow the Wind feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a gritty 70s crime story of a street-smart crew on a lethal retrieval job.”

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Skip it tonight — You prefer polished heist films or big action over small scale crime.

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