Yes, very. More sad 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.

Does Vigil end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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 Vigil easy watching?

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.

Vigil

Name: Vigil
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Penelope Stewart, Frank Whitten, Bill Kerr, Fiona Kay, Gordon Shields

Directed by Vincent Ward

198490 min6.5 / 10

A melancholic rural drama about loss, displacement, and the painful rupture of innocent connection when adult desire intrudes on a child's world.

Toss lives on a sheep farm with her father in New Zealand. When Toss's father dies in an accident, Ethan, an itinerant hunter, wanders onto the family farm and is given a job by her grandfather. Toss's fairly innocent relationship with Ethan is severed when he forms a relationship with her mother.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Story Gunslinger Movies Animal Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Sheep Hunter

Questions people ask

Is Vigil sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Vigil end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Vigil violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Vigil scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Vigil easy watching? 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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