Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 Tabu end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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.

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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.

Somewhat. More frightening 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 Tabu 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.

Tabu

Name: Tabu
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2012
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira, Henrique Espírito Santo, Carloto Cotta

Aurora had a farm in Africa, at the foot of Mount Tabu…

Directed by Miguel Gomes

Produced by O Som e a Fúria, Komplizen Film

2012120 min7.0 / 10

A melancholic, introspective study of two isolated women bound by proximity and unspoken history, haunted by colonial trauma and personal regret.

Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.

Clusters

Slow Emotional Collapse Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness Rural Countryside Setting Friendship Movies Bittersweet Memories

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Crocodile Lisbon, Portugal Plantation Haunted By The Past Neighbor Neighbor Relationship East Africa Portuguese Colonialism

Questions people ask

Is Tabu sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Tabu end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Tabu violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Tabu scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Tabu 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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