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.

Does Still Life end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

Is Still Life 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.

Is Still Life 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.

Still Life

Name: Still Life
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2006
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Han Sanming, Zhao Tao, Wang Hongwei, Zhubin Li, Haiyu Xiang

Directed by Jia Zhangke

Produced by Shanghai Film Studio, Xstream Pictures

2006108 min7.2 / 10

A meditative, visually poignant portrait of loss and displacement as a town drowns beneath progress, told through two strangers searching for abandoned spouses.

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.

Clusters

Slow Emotional Collapse Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness Loneliness and Longing East Asian History & Culture Emotional Downfall

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Worker China Loss Of Loved One Demolition Barrage Resettlement

Questions people ask

Is Still Life sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Still Life end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Still Life scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Still Life violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Still Life 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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