Charcoal

Charcoal

Their family home is his new hideout.

Directed by Carolina Markowicz

Produced by AjiMolido Films, Montecine SAS

2022108 min6.5 / 10

A morally murky family drama set in rural Brazil where desperation and complicity collide when a criminal intrudes on a household already fractured by illness and obligation.

In the Brazilian countryside, a family straining to care for their bedridden patriarch have their lives changed when a shady nurse offers a diabolical deal: put their elder to rest and host an Argentinian drug kingpin who urgently needs a place to hide.

Questions people ask

  • Is Charcoal scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Charcoal sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Charcoal end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Charcoal easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Charcoal violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise40

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Charcoal

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Charcoal

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Charcoal, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Charcoal, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Charcoal, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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