
Hyenas
Directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty
Produced by ADR Productions, Thelma Film
A darkly satirical examination of greed and moral corruption in a poor community, where a woman's revenge offer exposes the venality lurking beneath surface civility.
A now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal to the populace: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who years earlier abandoned her and left her with his child.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Does Hyenas end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Hyenas sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Hyenas easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Hyenas scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Hyenas violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Hyenas
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Hyenas
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Hyenas, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Hyenas, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Hyenas, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
























































