Sunday's Illness

Sunday's Illness

Directed by Ramón Salazar

Produced by Zeta Studios, TVE

2018113 min6.7 / 10

A poignant, introspective drama about a mother and daughter confronting decades of abandonment and estrangement through an intimate ten-day reunion.

Annabel is a successful businesswoman with a wealthy husband. At a reception in her villa she meets a woman, a member of the catering staff who has been hired for the evening. This woman is none other than her own daughter Chiara, whom she had left over thirty years ago. Chiara was just eight years old at the time. She now approaches her mother with an unusual request: to spend ten days together with her.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sunday's Illness sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Sunday's Illness violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Sunday's Illness scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Sunday's Illness easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Sunday's Illness end with hope? 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.

58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise57

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Sunday's Illness

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sunday's Illness

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sunday's Illness, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sunday's Illness, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sunday's Illness, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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