Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 Backwater easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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.

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Backwater violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 Backwater 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.

Backwater

Name: Backwater
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Masaki Suda, Misaki Kinoshita, Yukiko Shinohara, Ken Mitsuishi, Yuko Tanaka

Directed by Shinji Aoyama

Produced by Bitters End, stylejam

2013102 min6.1 / 10

A dark, introspective study of inherited trauma and self-loathing set in a dysfunctional small-town household, where a young man grapples with the fear of perpetuating his father's violence.

Toma lives in a small riverside town with his brutish father and his father's girlfriend. Witnessing his father's predilections for abuse, Toma becomes anxious that he will have inherited those urges.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Depression and Complicity Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Urban and Small-Town Settings

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Small Town Abusive Father Redemption Dysfunctional Family Sexual Violence Domestic Violence Self-loathing Abuse Shōwa Era (1926-89)

Questions people ask

Is Backwater sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Backwater easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Backwater scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Backwater violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does Backwater 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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