The Ambassador

The Ambassador

To Break The Story, He Must Become The Story

Directed by Mads Brügger

Produced by Drafthouse Films, Zentropa Real ApS

201193 min6.7 / 10

A darkly comedic, genre-bending documentary where a journalist's undercover infiltration of the blood diamond trade becomes a tense, morally ambiguous investigation that blurs the line between exposé and performance.

Danish journalist Mads Brügger goes undercover as a Liberian Ambassador to embark on a dangerous yet hysterical journey to uncover the blood diamond trade in Africa.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Ambassador scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Ambassador easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does The Ambassador end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Ambassador violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is The Ambassador sad? 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.

65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Ambassador

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Ambassador

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Ambassador, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Ambassador, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Ambassador, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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