
Backroads
The small but graniosos happenings of the time.
Directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro
Produced by Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, Canal+ España
A melancholic road movie about a father and son's precarious, nomadic life along the Spanish coast, where displacement and economic hardship test their intimate bond.
Spain, 1974. A teenager and his father are traveling in a car that is the only property they have. Their life is a continuous move by desolate coastal apartments in the tourism low season. When forced to change route and get away from sea, their lives will change dramatically.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Backroads sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Backroads violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Backroads end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.
Is Backroads scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Backroads easy watching? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Backroads
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Backroads
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Backroads, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Backroads, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Backroads, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































