Before It Ends
Humanity is a choice.
Directed by Anders Walter
Produced by Nordisk Film Denmark
A morally complex WWII drama centered on a family's anguished choice between resistance and compassion when forced to shelter enemy refugees.
When a folk high school is turned into an internment camp for German refugees, the headmaster couple Jakob and Lis and their children are thrust into an impossible situation. Should the family help the refugees — or stand firm in the Danish resistance against the Germans?
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Before It Ends sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Before It Ends violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Before It Ends end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Before It Ends scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Before It Ends 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.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Before It Ends
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Before It Ends
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Before It Ends, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Before It Ends, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Before It Ends, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
