Heil

Heil

Directed by Dietrich Brüggemann

Produced by ARD, Real Film Berlin

2015102 min5.0 / 10

A darkly satirical political comedy that weaponizes absurdity to critique neo-Nazi ideology and exploitation, using an amnesiac protagonist as its central ironic device.

An African-German Author loses his memory and is used by a modern National Socialist Party as promotion-figure for more political power over Germany.

Questions people ask

  • Is Heil scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Heil easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Heil end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Heil violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Heil sad? 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Heil

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Heil

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Heil, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Heil, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Heil, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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