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Movie -- 2021 -- Netflix
Vivo
Vivo is a gold kinkajou who plays music in a Havana plaza with Andres, an old musician. Andres dies in his sleep holding a love song for Marta, a singer about to retire in Miami. Vivo hides in a suitcase. Gabi, ten, Andres's grand-niece, finds him and they try to get the song to the concert.
Notes are based on public reviews and published descriptions. Timestamps are approximate. Not yet checked against Netflix AU.
Age
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12
- Not suitable
- Parental guidance
- Ok
GentleGuide scale for sensitive kids. Not an ACCM or Classification Board rating.
About this title
- Classification
- PG
- Length
- 95 minutes
- Consumer advice
- Mild themes, scary scenes
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Before you press play
A gold kinkajou named Vivo plays Havana with an old musician named Andres. Then Andres dies in his sleep, still holding a song for Marta, a singer retiring in Miami. Vivo hides in a suitcase. Gabi, Andres's ten-year-old grand-niece, finds him and they try to reach the concert. Loud songs. A python in the swamp. Gabi also has a dad she never got to say goodbye to.
- An old friend dying
- A song that has to arrive
- A girl who does not fit the troop
- A swamp python
- Missing a parent
- A last concert
What may feel big
Andres does not wake up. His hand is still on the song. A funeral in the plaza. Vivo stows away. A rain storm on a raft splits Vivo and Gabi up and the song paper is lost, then wrecked. Lutador, a big python, coils, chases, and tries to eat them. Gabi tells her mum, Rosa, that she never got to say she loved her dad Carlos before he died. Marta has heard Andres is gone and does not want to go on stage. They make it. Vivo stays in Florida.
4-6. Usually too much. The quiet death is early, and the python is a real hunter on screen. Sit only if you are ready to pause both.
7-9. Songs help. Stay for the funeral and the snake. Gabi talking about her dad can sting more than the chase if your house has a missing parent.
10-12. They can take a musical with a death in it. The python is still a skip if snakes are a hard no. The dad talk is the conversation after, not a scare.
Triggers in this guide
Counts are how often that theme shows up in the notes -- not when it happens.
- Sadness 5
- Scary Imagery 1
- Loud Noises 1
If you have not watched it yet
Should I sit with them?
We would not put this on for a child under 6 and leave the room. Plan to sit with them at least until 8. After that, many families can watch with a grown-up nearby rather than on the couch. The notes above say what happens. You know your child. This is not medical advice.