Yes. More sad than 88% 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 Semmelweis easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 Semmelweis violent?

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.

Does Semmelweis 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.

Semmelweis

Name: Semmelweis
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Miklós H. Vecsei, Katica Nagy, László Gálffi, Tamás Kovács, Blanka Mészáros

He saw the invisible, he did the impossible

Directed by Lajos Koltai

Produced by Film Positive Productions, Szupermodern Stúdió

2023127 min7.8 / 10

A cerebral historical drama about a driven physician's obsessive quest to understand and stop a deadly epidemic, marked by intellectual struggle and the tragedy of institutional resistance.

Set in 19th century Vienna, Ignac Semmelweis, a short-tempered but passionate doctor, delivers babies and carries out autopsies on a daily basis while looking for the cause of puerperal fever, the mysterious epidemic that decimates patients in the hospital.

Clusters

Complicity Under Pressure Realistic Injustice Dramas Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship

Genres

History Drama

Questions people ask

Is Semmelweis sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Semmelweis easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Semmelweis violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Semmelweis end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Semmelweis scary? 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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