Is The Pearl Button sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 Pearl Button end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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 Pearl Button scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 Pearl Button violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 Pearl Button 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.

The Pearl Button

Name: The Pearl Button
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Patricio Guzmán, Martín G. Calderón, Gabriela Paterito, Gabriel Salazar, Claudio Mercado

Directed by Patricio Guzmán

Produced by France 3 Cinéma, Ciné+

201582 min6.9 / 10

A poetic, metaphysically-minded documentary that uses water, landscape, and mysterious objects as vessels for exploring colonialism, genocide, and indigenous erasure in Chile.

The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds all the voices of the earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives impetus from the stars and transmits it to living creatures. Water, the longest border in Chile, also holds the secret of two mysterious buttons which were found on its ocean floor. Chile, with its 2,670 miles of coastline and the largest archipelago in the world, presents a supernatural landscape. In it are volcanoes, mountains and glaciers. In it are the voices of the Patagonian Indigenous people, the first English sailors and also those of its political prisoners. Some say that water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.

Questions people ask

Is The Pearl Button sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does The Pearl Button end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Pearl Button scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Pearl Button violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Pearl Button easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting 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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