The Divine Order

The Divine Order

Directed by Petra Biondina Volpe

Produced by Zodiac Pictures

201796 min7.2 / 10

A warmly observed period drama about a quiet housewife's awakening to feminist consciousness and her struggle against social convention in a conservative 1970s Swiss village.

Nora is a young housewife and mother, living in a quaint little village with her husband and their two sons. The Swiss countryside is untouched by the major social upheavals the movement of 1968 has brought about. Nora’s life is not affected either; she is a quiet person who is liked by everybody – until she starts to publicly fight for women’s suffrage, which the men are due to vote on in a ballot on February 7, 1971.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Divine Order end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Divine Order violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Divine Order easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is The Divine Order scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Divine Order sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

62/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Divine Order

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Divine Order

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Divine Order, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Divine Order, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Divine Order, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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