Is The Holy Innocents sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% 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 Holy Innocents end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 Holy Innocents 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.

Is The Holy Innocents scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

Is The Holy Innocents violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Holy Innocents

Name: The Holy Innocents
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Alfredo Landa, Terele Pávez, Belén Ballesteros, Juan Sachez, Susana Sánchez

Directed by Mario Camus

Produced by TVE, Televisión Española

1984107 min7.8 / 10

A bleak, intimate portrait of rural servitude and generational poverty in 1960s Spain, where family bonds persist amid systematic dehumanization.

In 60s Extremadura, Paco el Bajo and his relatives work during day in a farmhouse, and silently suffer submission to their masters, who exploit them and treat them almost like animals. Meanwhile, Paco dreams that one day his children will be able to study.

Clusters

Coping With Loss Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Consequences Of Wrongdoing Honor And Duty Rural Countryside Setting

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Spain Based On Novel Or Book Sacrifice Servant Peasant Rural Area Poverty Family Animals Land Owner Woman Director Obedience 1960s

Questions people ask

Is The Holy Innocents sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does The Holy Innocents end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Holy Innocents easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Holy Innocents scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Holy Innocents violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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