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.

Does The Chosen 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.

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 Chosen 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.

Is The Chosen easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Chosen

Name: The Chosen
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 2016
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Alfonso Herrera, Hannah Murray, Henry Goodman, Julian Sands, Elvira Mínguez

Orders are not to be questioned. Orders are to be executed.

Directed by Antonio Chavarrías

Produced by Oberón Cinematográfica, Alebrije Producciones

2016111 min5.7 / 10

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

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Revenge Gone Wrong Movies About Institutional Injustice Historical War Movies Murder And Assassination

Genres

Drama History Thriller

Keywords

Mexico City, Mexico Spanish Civil War (1936-39)Biography Based On True Story Historical Figure Political Assassination Historical Event 1940s 1930s Soviet Union History

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.

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