Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 Wave 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.

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.

Does The Wave end with hope?

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 Wave

Name: The Wave
Genre: Drama
Released: 1936
Duration: 61 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Silvio Hernández, Antonio Lara, Miguel Figueroa, Rafael Hinojosa, Felipe Rojas

Directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel, Fred Zinnemann

Produced by Secretaría de Educación Pública, Azteca Films

193661 min6.4 / 10

A socially conscious drama about a grieving fisherman's awakening to systemic exploitation and collective resistance, grounded in personal tragedy and class struggle.

A Mexican fisherman, whose son has died because he could not afford necessary medical care out of his meagre wages, becomes aware of how badly exploited he and his many fellow fisherman are by the one greedy man for whom they work and the corrupt politician who makes the laws to benefit him.

Clusters

Coping With Loss Loyalty Under Pressure Realistic Injustice Dramas Coping With Death Violent Action Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Loss Of Loved One Fisherman Revolt Alvarado

Questions people ask

Is The Wave sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is The Wave easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Wave violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Wave end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Wave scary? 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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