Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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 Canary easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% 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 Canary end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 58% 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.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Canary

Name: Canary
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 2018
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Schalk Bezuidenhout, Hannes Otto, Germandt Geldenhuys, Gérard Rudolf, Jacques Bessenger

Directed by Christiaan Olwagen

Produced by Marche Media, kykNET

2018123 min6.5 / 10

A coming-of-age drama set during apartheid South Africa that uses military choir and first love to explore identity, repression, and self-discovery amid systemic oppression.

Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity through hardship, camaraderie, first love, and the liberating freedom of music, the true self can be discovered.

Clusters

Historical Forbidden Romance Musical Theatre & Opera LGBTQ Movies Racism And Social Injustice Military Movies

Genres

Music Drama

Keywords

Homophobia Choir South Africa Apartheid Military Service Male Homosexuality Lgbt 1980s Military Choir Gay Theme Homosexuality

Questions people ask

Is Canary sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Canary scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Canary easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Does Canary end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 58% of films.
Is Canary violent? 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.

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