Adua and Her Friends

Adua and Her Friends

Directed by Antonio Pietrangeli

Produced by Zebra Film

1960125 min7.2 / 10

A bittersweet ensemble comedy-drama about four former sex workers attempting reinvention in Rome, caught between hope for a fresh start and the inescapable weight of their past.

When a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape their past.

Questions people ask

  • Is Adua and Her Friends violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Is Adua and Her Friends sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Adua and Her Friends easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is Adua and Her Friends scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Adua and Her Friends end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity34

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise71

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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