Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 Return end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Return easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Return

Name: Return
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023
Duration: 61 min
Rating: 6.5

Directed by Katja Fedulova

202361 min6.5 / 10

An intimate documentary portrait of two Crimean Tatar women enduring political persecution and family separation with quiet dignity and hidden desperation.

"Behind every strong man is a strong woman!", Mumine shouts as her husband is arrested. She has 4 children, she's in her mid-30s, and she's the wife of a Crimean Tatar political prisoner. Muslim Crimean Tatars have been oppressed for a long time. They were deported under Stalin, allowed to return under Gorbachev, and since the occupation of Crimea in 2014 under Putin, they are being persecuted again. "Return" is a portrait of Mumine and Maye, two strong women struggling with the consequences of oppression. Their traditional understanding of their role as women does not stand in the way of their dedication. They possess strength, beauty and dignity. Only in their most intimate moments, they are overwhelmed by desperate helplessness.

Clusters

Doing Right In Disaster Coping With Grief Coping With Loss Loyalty Under Pressure

Genres

Documentary

Questions people ask

Is Return sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Return scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Return violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Return end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Return easy watching? 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.

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