
Time of Fear
The day São Paulo stopped
Directed by Sérgio Rezende
Produced by Globo Filmes, Toscana Audiovisual
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.
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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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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.





























































