Olmo and the Seagull

Olmo and the Seagull

Directed by Lea Glob, Petra Costa

Produced by Busca Vida Filmes, Zentropa Entertainments

201590 min7.2 / 10

A poetic, introspective meditation on identity and selfhood during pregnancy, blending documentary and performance to explore the boundary between lived experience and enacted life.

'Olmo and the Seagull' is a poetic and existential dive into an actress's mind during the nine months of her pregnancy as she must confront her most fiery inner demons while trying to rewrite a new philosophy of life, identity and love. Underlying this hybrid film is mounting tension over what is real and what is enacted when one is performing one's own life.

Questions people ask

  • Is Olmo and the Seagull sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Olmo and the Seagull violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Olmo and the Seagull scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Does Olmo and the Seagull end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Olmo and the Seagull easy watching? 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.

76/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Olmo and the Seagull

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Olmo and the Seagull

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Olmo and the Seagull, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Olmo and the Seagull, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Olmo and the Seagull, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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