The Song of Sway Lake

The Song of Sway Lake

Directed by Ari Gold

Produced by Grack Films, Social Construct

201994 min5.2 / 10

A melancholic, introspective drama about grief and family legacy set against the backdrop of a lake house and jazz history, where a young man's search for a recording becomes a reckoning with inherited trauma.

In the wake of his father’s suicide, young record collector Ollie Sway returns to the family lake house with his friend Nikolai in tow to lay claim to an invaluable jazz recording. An unexpected visit from Ollie’s estranged grandmother and a chance encounter with a girl from across the lake derail their search, forcing them to confront the Sway family history and a suffering that has resounded through generations.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Song of Sway Lake sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Song of Sway Lake violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Song of Sway Lake scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Song of Sway Lake easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Song of Sway Lake end with hope? 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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