Kontinental '25

Kontinental '25

Directed by Radu Jude

Produced by Saga Film, RT Features

2025109 min6.6 / 10

A darkly satirical moral reckoning that follows a bailiff's crisis of conscience after an eviction spirals into tragedy, exploring complicity and guilt in a system of structural cruelty.

Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, the main city in Transylvania. One day she has to evict a homeless man from a cellar, an action with tragic consequences that triggers a moral crisis which Orsolya must weather as best she can.

Questions people ask

  • Is Kontinental '25 sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does Kontinental '25 end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Kontinental '25 violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Kontinental '25 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Kontinental '25 scary? 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.

50/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity73

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Kontinental '25

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Kontinental '25

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Kontinental '25, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Kontinental '25, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Kontinental '25, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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