Tiresia

Tiresia

Directed by Bertrand Bonello

Produced by Haut et Court, ARTE France Cinéma

2003115 min5.9 / 10

A mythologically grounded drama about trauma, transformation, and transcendence that uses the Tiresias legend to explore transgender identity and the burden of prophetic knowledge.

Based on the legend of Tiresias, it tells of a transgender woman who is kidnapped by a man and left to die in the woods. She is then saved by a family and receives the gift of telling the future.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Tiresia scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Tiresia violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Tiresia easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Tiresia 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.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Tiresia

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tiresia

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tiresia, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tiresia, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tiresia, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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