One Step Behind the Seraphim

One Step Behind the Seraphim

Directed by Daniel Sandu

Produced by Hi Film Productions

2017150 min7.7 / 10

A spiritual coming-of-age drama set in an Orthodox seminary that traces young students' moral awakening as they navigate temptation and discover authentic faith.

A group of freshmen in an orthodox college are introduced in a world of cons, pleasure and money, but they soon discover that's not the way one's life should be lead.

Questions people ask

  • Is One Step Behind the Seraphim scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is One Step Behind the Seraphim violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is One Step Behind the Seraphim easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Does One Step Behind the Seraphim end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is One Step Behind the Seraphim sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

90/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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