Is Humanité easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% 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 Humanité end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% 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.

Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 Humanité violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% 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.

Yes. More frightening 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.

Humanité

Name: Humanité
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 1999
Duration: 149 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Emmanuel Schotté, Séverine Caneele, Philippe Tullier, Ghislain Ghesquère, Ginette Allègre

Directed by Bruno Dumont

Produced by ARTE France Cinéma, Centre Régional des Ressources Audiovisuelles (CRRAV)

1999149 min6.7 / 10

A bleak, deliberately austere investigation into a child's murder that uses emotional detachment and visual austerity to confront the viewer with the incomprehensibility of human cruelty.

In a quiet little French town, two detectives are tasked with investigating the brutal rape and murder of a preteen girl.

Clusters

Depression and Complicity Injury And Mental Breakdown Urban and Small-Town Settings Nazi Germany And Resistance European Regional Settings

Genres

Drama Mystery

Keywords

Small Town Child Murder Northern France Emotionless New French Extremism Police Superintendent

Questions people ask

Is Humanité easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Does Humanité end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is Humanité sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Humanité violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Humanité scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% 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.

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