If you loved The Salvation, try Jauja

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Jauja has roughly 7.2× fewer votes than The Salvation — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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The Salvation

2014 · dir. Kristian Levring

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Jauja

2014 · dir. Lisandro Alonso

What they share

Theyboth carry the outsider, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Western territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Salvation, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

outsiderslow burn

What Jauja is

Aguirre, the Wrath of God without dialogue. A Danish engineer takes his daughter to remote Patagonia. Viggo Mortensen lends his weary gravitas to a film of austere beauty.

If you loved The Salvation, try Jauja

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What they share

What Jauja is

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