Una Femmina: The Code of Silence

Una Femmina: The Code of Silence

Directed by Francesco Costabile

Produced by O'Groove, Tramp Limited

2022120 min5.7 / 10

A dark, intimate family drama rooted in the Calabrian mafia underworld, where a young woman navigates inherited trauma, criminal legacy, and the weight of family secrets.

Rosa is a young rebel girl who lives with her grandmother and her uncle in a remote part of Calabria, in Southernmost Italy. Her mother's untimely death when Rosa was a child casts a gloomy shadow on her present life.

Questions people ask

  • Is Una Femmina: The Code of Silence sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Una Femmina: The Code of Silence scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does Una Femmina: The Code of Silence end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Una Femmina: The Code of Silence violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Una Femmina: The Code of Silence 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Una Femmina: The Code of Silence

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Una Femmina: The Code of Silence

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Una Femmina: The Code of Silence, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Una Femmina: The Code of Silence, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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