Partisan

Partisan

Protect the ones you love

Directed by Ariel Kleiman

Produced by Carver Films, Warp Films

201598 min6.1 / 10

A dark, claustrophobic psychological thriller about a child's awakening to the moral corruption of his isolated commune and his dangerous rupture with its charismatic, manipulative leader.

On the edge of a crumbling city, 11-year-old Alexander lives in a sequestered commune alongside other children, their mothers, and charismatic leader, Gregori. Gregori teaches the children how to raise livestock, grow vegetables, work as a community - and how to kill. With the birth of a new baby brother weighing on his mind, Alexander begins to question Gregori’s overpowering influence on the children and their training to become assassins. Threatened by his increasing unwillingness to fall in line, Gregori’s behavior turns erratic and adversarial toward the child he once considered a son. With the two set dangerously at odds and the commune’s way of life disintegrating, the residents fear a violent resolution is at hand.

Questions people ask

  • Is Partisan sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does Partisan end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Partisan scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Partisan violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Partisan easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

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Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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