Is The Cold Summer of 1953 violent?

Yes. More violent 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 Cold Summer of 1953 scary?

Yes. More frightening 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.

Is The Cold Summer of 1953 sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Cold Summer of 1953 easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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.

Does The Cold Summer of 1953 end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

The Cold Summer of 1953

Name: The Cold Summer of 1953
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 1988
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Valeriy Priyomykhov, Anatoliy Papanov, Viktor Stepanov, Nina Usatova, Zoya Buryak

Directed by Aleksandr Proshkin

Produced by Mosfilm

198807.3 / 10

A tense historical action-drama about a remote Soviet settlement besieged by violent released prisoners in the year of Stalin's death, balancing survival thriller with political and moral weight.

In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.

Clusters

Crime and Betrayal Stories Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Paranoia and Procedure Seasons of the Year

Genres

Action Crime Drama

Keywords

Summer Gulag 1950s

Questions people ask

Is The Cold Summer of 1953 violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is The Cold Summer of 1953 scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Cold Summer of 1953 sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Cold Summer of 1953 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does The Cold Summer of 1953 end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% 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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