Is The River and Death sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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 River and Death scary?

Yes. More frightening 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 River and Death 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.

Does The River and Death end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful 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 River and Death 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 River and Death

Name: The River and Death
Genre: Drama
Released: 1954
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Columba Domínguez, Miguel Torruco, Joaquín Cordero, Jaime Fernández, Víctor Alcocer

Directed by Luis Buñuel

Produced by Clasa Films Mundiales

195491 min6.4 / 10

A dark, philosophically weighted drama about the destructive cycle of generational vendetta in a small Mexican village, where honor and ignorance perpetuate violence across families.

A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village. Now, today, there are only two sons left, one in each family. One has become a doctor in the big city and his culture is modern. The other last one - of the other family - hasn't left the village and is waiting for the doctor to come "home" as he plans to kill him, to settle this war on this matter of honor once and for all. And the people of the village want blood.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Religion Versus The System Revenge Gone Wrong Honor And Duty

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Small Town Island Based On Novel Or Book Escape River Village Ignorance Revenge Honor Doctor Vendetta

Questions people ask

Is The River and Death sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The River and Death scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The River and Death violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does The River and Death end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The River and Death 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.