Time of Fear

Time of Fear

The day São Paulo stopped

Directed by Sérgio Rezende

Produced by Globo Filmes, Toscana Audiovisual

2009120 min5.4 / 10

A tense, emotionally grounded drama about a mother's desperate struggle to protect her son amid urban chaos and systemic violence.

Year 2006. There are riots in São Paulo. In the middle of the violent situation, widow Lucia is trying to get her young son Rafael from prison.

Questions people ask

  • Is Time of Fear sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Time of Fear scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Time of Fear violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does Time of Fear end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Time of Fear 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.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Time of Fear

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Time of Fear

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Time of Fear, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Time of Fear, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Time of Fear, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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