
The Chosen
Orders are not to be questioned. Orders are to be executed.
Directed by Antonio Chavarrías
Produced by Oberón Cinematográfica, Alebrije Producciones
A tense historical thriller about ideological betrayal and political assassination, grounded in the paranoia and moral corruption of Stalinist espionage.
Spain, 1937. Ramón Mercader, a young communist combatant, is recruited and trained by the Soviet intelligence service to participate in a top secret mission ordered by the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin: the assassination of his former political rival, Leon Trotsky, who is living in exile in Mexico.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is The Chosen scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does The Chosen end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Chosen sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Chosen violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Chosen easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Chosen
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Chosen
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Chosen, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Chosen, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Chosen, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.



























































