The White King

The White King

The hardest thing to break is the human spirit.

Directed by Alex Helfrecht, Jörg Tittel

Produced by Proton Cinema, Oiffy

201689 min5.3 / 10

A dark, intimate family drama set in a totalitarian state where a boy's determination to reunite with his imprisoned father becomes an act of spiritual resistance against systemic cruelty.

Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world. When the government imprisons his father, Peter, and Djata and his mother Hannah are labeled traitors, the boy will not rest until he sees his father again.

Questions people ask

  • Is The White King sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The White King scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is The White King violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is The White King easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does The White King 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.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The White King

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The White King

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The White King, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The White King, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The White King, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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