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.

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 The Ascent easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 The Ascent one of a kind?

Yes. More singular than 89% 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 The Ascent 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.

Is The Ascent violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

The Ascent

Name: The Ascent
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1977
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Lyudmila Polyakova, Viktoriya Goldentul

Directed by Larisa Shepitko

Produced by Mosfilm

1977110 min7.8 / 10

A bleak, spiritually charged meditation on faith, betrayal, and moral integrity set against the frozen brutality of WWII, structured as a Christian allegory.

During a freezing WWII winter, two Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the temperature, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.

Questions people ask

Is The Ascent sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is The Ascent scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Ascent easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Ascent one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 89% of films.
Does The Ascent end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Ascent violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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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