Three linked stories across a century follow widowers confronting profound grief, faith, and the bond between humans and animals, centered on a chimpanzee.
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Three linked stories across a century follow widowers confronting profound grief, faith, and the bond between humans and animals, centered on a chimpanzee.
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In Lisbon in 1904, a young man named Tomás discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artifact that--if he can find it--would redefine history. Traveling in one of Europe's earliest automobiles, he sets out in search of this strange treasure. Thirty-five years later, a Portuguese pathologist devoted to the murder mysteries of Agatha Christie finds himself at the center of a mystery of his own and drawn into the consequences of Tomás's quest. Fifty years on, a Canadia...
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Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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One gruesome autopsy scene described
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present
Religious content
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Faith, God, crucifix, and Darwinian ideas recur as central motifs
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Philosophical exploration of humans as risen apes
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Grief and loss dominate; chimpanzee held in research lab
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