Yes, very. More sad than 99% 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 Torment easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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.

Does Torment end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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.

Torment

Name: Torment
Genre: Drama
Released: 1944
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Stig Järrel, Alf Kjellin, Mai Zetterling, Olof Winnerstrand, Gösta Cederlund

Directed by Alf Sjöberg

Produced by SF Studios

1944101 min7.1 / 10

A bleak psychological drama about power, cruelty, and vulnerability, where a teacher's sadistic torment of a student and his lover spirals toward tragedy.

Jan-Erik Widgren meets the lonely Bertha Olsson, a woman struggling with alcoholism. Though Bertha is already linked to Caligula, Jan-Erik's heartless teacher, she begins a relationship with the boy anyway. When Caligula learns that Jan-Erik is having an affair with Bertha, he begins to torture his student psychologically. He reserves his cruelest behavior for Bertha, however, which results in a tragic turn of events.

Clusters

Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Doomed Romantic Obsession Toxic Romance Movies Toxic Romantic Relationships Violent Revenge Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Teacher School Teacher Strict Teacher Torment Schoolmaster Schoolboy Latin Teacher Absurd

Questions people ask

Is Torment sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is Torment easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Torment end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Torment scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Torment violent? 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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