Beneath Clouds

Beneath Clouds

Directed by Ivan Sen

Produced by Australian Film Finance Corporation, Autumn Films Pty. Ltd.

200290 min6.4 / 10

A tender yet melancholic journey of two marginalized young people finding unexpected connection amid systemic prejudice and personal displacement.

The story of Lena, the light-skinned daughter of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father and Vaughn, a Murri boy doing time in a minimum security prison in North West NSW. Dramatic events throw them together on a journey with no money and no transport. To Lena, Vaughn represents the life she is running away from. To Vaughn, Lena embodies the society that has rejected him. And for a very short amount of time, they experience a rare true happiness together.

Questions people ask

  • Is Beneath Clouds sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Beneath Clouds scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Beneath Clouds violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Beneath Clouds easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Beneath Clouds 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.

32/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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