Ave Maria

Ave Maria

Rules are for breaking!

Directed by Basil Khalil

Produced by Flying Moon Filmproduktion GmbH, Incognito Films

201515 min5.8 / 10

A wry, silent-comedy collision between cloistered religious life and secular intrusion, built on the tension between spiritual rules and human compassion.

The silent routine of 5 Nuns living in the West Bank wilderness is disturbed when an Israeli settler family breaks down right outside the convent just as the Sabbath comes into effect.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ave Maria violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is Ave Maria easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Ave Maria sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Ave Maria scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Ave Maria 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.

26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Ave Maria

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ave Maria

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ave Maria, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ave Maria, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ave Maria, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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