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Canopy (2013)

Canopy poster
Directed by
Aaron Wilson
Genre
war film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
12
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Australian pilot is shot down and stranded in the jungle during World War II. He struggles to survive and avoid capture as he tries to find his way to safety.

tensequietmeditativeclaustrophobicvisually lushharrowingwordlessslow-burnsuspenseful

What happens

Canopy is a 2013 Australian/Singaporean psychological suspense war film, written and directed by Aaron Wilson and starring Khan Chittenden and Mo Tzu-yi. Set against the backdrop of the Battle of Singapore in World War II, the film is nearly wordless. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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