
Purge
Love, Deception, Sacrifice
Directed by Antti J. Jokinen
Produced by Solar Films, Taska Film
A haunting intergenerational drama about trauma, survival, and redemption set against the backdrop of Soviet oppression and its lingering aftermath.
Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house. One night, she finds a young woman in her yard – Zara has just escaped from the claws of the Russian mafia that held her as a sex slave. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in unearthing each other’s motives and gradually their stories merge into one, revealing the tragedy of a family during the cruelest years in Estonian history.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Purge sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Purge end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Purge scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Purge easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Purge violent? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Purge
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Purge
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Purge, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Purge, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Purge, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































