Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Penance end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Penance easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Penance

Name: Penance
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013
Duration: 270 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Kyoko Koizumi, Yu Aoi, Eiko Koike, Sakura Ando, Chizuru Ikewaki

God may forgive you, but she never will.

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Produced by WOWOW, Django Film

2013270 min7.1 / 10

A dark, spiritually weighted meditation on guilt, grief, and maternal vengeance that follows four girls haunted by a curse and an unsolved murder.

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Edited From Tv Series

Questions people ask

Is Penance sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does Penance end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Penance easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Penance scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Penance violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

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