Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is 22nd of May easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is 22nd of May scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is 22nd of May violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does 22nd of May end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

22nd of May

Name: 22nd of May
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2010
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Sam Louwyck, Titus De Voogdt, Jan Hammenecker, François Beukelaers, Norman Baert

How your life can change in the blink of an eye.

Directed by Koen Mortier

Produced by IJswater Films, Revolver Films

201089 min6.1 / 10

A dark, philosophically complex thriller that uses a bombing's aftermath to explore guilt, morality, and the blurred lines between victim and perpetrator across surreal, non-linear narrative space.

Sam wakes up, gets ready and goes to do his daily job. And then the unexpected happens. A bomb explodes in the center of the shopping mall where he works. He drags himself towards the entrance to save the victims. One by one he pulls them out, until something terrible takes place. In complete hysteria he runs off till he falls down from exhaustion. A woman's voice makes him raise his head. She's one of the victims he saved. She wants to know why the suicide bomber did it. This encounter projects him back in history and even in a surreal world. Thereafter he runs into everyone he saved and feels that their defeat shows many parallels with his own. Even his confrontation with the wrongdoer isn't that straightforward as he thought it would be and confronts him with the fact that guilt and innocence can be pretty much alike.

Clusters

Supernatural Horror Films Depression and Complicity Reality Turning Into Horror Grief Turns Into Fear

Genres

Fantasy Drama Thriller

Questions people ask

Is 22nd of May sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is 22nd of May easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is 22nd of May scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is 22nd of May violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does 22nd of May end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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