Colossal Youth

Colossal Youth

Raise your arm, shout out your freedom

Directed by Pedro Costa

Produced by Ventura Film, Contracosta Produções

2006155 min7.2 / 10

A meditative, melancholic portrait of displacement and aging, following an elderly immigrant's quiet struggle to maintain connection and identity after forced relocation.

After the Portuguese government demolishes his slum and relocates him to a housing project on the outskirts of Lisbon, 75-year-old Cape Verde immigrant Ventura wanders between his new and old homes, reconnecting with people from his past.

Questions people ask

  • Is Colossal Youth sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Colossal Youth violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Colossal Youth scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Colossal Youth end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Colossal Youth 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.

82/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity85

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Colossal Youth

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Colossal Youth

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Colossal Youth, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Colossal Youth, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Colossal Youth, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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