Purge

Purge

Love, Deception, Sacrifice

Directed by Antti J. Jokinen

Produced by Solar Films, Taska Film

2012125 min6.8 / 10

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.

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.

44/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise44

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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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.

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