Sarah Plays a Werewolf

Sarah Plays a Werewolf

Directed by Katharina Wyss

Produced by Mnemosyn Films, Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)

201786 min6.5 / 10

A tense, introspective portrait of adolescent alienation and family dysfunction, where theatrical performance becomes both escape and symptom of deeper psychological disturbance.

17-year old Sarah, filled with adolescent angst, is an extreme person who in her rehearsals with a theatre group is transformed until she is almost in a trance, and her performances at home or elsewhere verge on excess. A cold, intellectual father, a timid mother, a younger sister and an older brother who has left home complete the picture: a silent time bomb.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sarah Plays a Werewolf sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Sarah Plays a Werewolf end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Sarah Plays a Werewolf violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Sarah Plays a Werewolf scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Sarah Plays a Werewolf easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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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Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity68

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Sarah Plays a Werewolf

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Like Sarah Plays a Werewolf, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sarah Plays a Werewolf, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sarah Plays a Werewolf, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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