Does State Funeral end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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 State Funeral sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 State Funeral easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 State Funeral scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 State Funeral violent?

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.

State Funeral

Name: State Funeral
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2019
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Lavrentiy Beria, Vyacheslav Molotov, Georgi Malenkov

Directed by Sergei Loznitsa

Produced by Atoms & Void, Studio Uljana Kim

2019135 min6.6 / 10

A haunting archival documentary that uses Stalin's funeral spectacle to interrogate the machinery of totalitarian power and the psychology of mass devotion.

The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 - 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.

Clusters

Conspiracy Thrillers Complicity Under Pressure Unresolved Grief Stories Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Family and Class Legacy

Genres

Documentary History

Keywords

Tradition Political History

Questions people ask

Does State Funeral end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is State Funeral sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is State Funeral easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is State Funeral scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is State Funeral violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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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