Is Ballad of the Little Soldier sad?

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 Ballad of the Little Soldier 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.

Does Ballad of the Little Soldier end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Ballad of the Little Soldier violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 Ballad of the Little Soldier scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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.

Ballad of the Little Soldier

Name: Ballad of the Little Soldier
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1984
Duration: 46 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Werner Herzog, Denis Reichle

Directed by Denis Reichle, Werner Herzog

Produced by Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Süddeutscher Rundfunk

198446 min6.6 / 10

A harrowing documentary portrait of children conscripted into armed conflict, confronting the moral devastation of war on the young.

A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Movies About Institutional Injustice Depression and Complicity Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Kids In Danger

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Nicaragua Child Soldier Children In Wartime Documentary Short

Questions people ask

Is Ballad of the Little Soldier sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Ballad of the Little Soldier easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Ballad of the Little Soldier end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Ballad of the Little Soldier violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Ballad of the Little Soldier scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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.