Human Zoo

Human Zoo

Warfare or crime spree?

Directed by Rie Rasmussen

Produced by Sofica EuropaCorp, EuropaCorp

2009110 min5.0 / 10

A dark, trauma-haunted portrait of survival and moral compromise in the Balkans, where a traumatized immigrant becomes entangled in violence and a complicated relationship with her rescuer-turned-gangster.

In Marseille, the young Serbian-Albanian Adria Shala is an illegal immigrant traumatized by her past. Every now and then Adria recalls her life in Kosovo, when she was saved from rape by a deserter called Srdjan Vasiljevic in 1999. They move to Belgrade where Srdjan becomes a gangster, dealing weapons and becoming an assassin. Adria learns how to shoot and helps Srdjan with his work at first, becoming his mistress later.

Questions people ask

  • Is Human Zoo sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Human Zoo violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Human Zoo scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Human Zoo easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Human Zoo end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity32

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 Human Zoo

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Human Zoo

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Human Zoo, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Human Zoo, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Human Zoo, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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