Yes. More sad than 75% 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 65% 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 Warrendale end with hope?

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.

Is Warrendale violent?

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.

Is Warrendale 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.

Warrendale

Name: Warrendale
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1967
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Martin Fischer

The Cannes prize-winner they dare not show on TV.

Directed by Allan King

Produced by Allan King Associates, CBC

1967101 min7.2 / 10

An unflinching cinéma vérité portrait of emotionally disturbed children and their caregivers, balancing clinical observation with genuine human connection and moments of crisis.

Filmed over five weeks at the Warrendale residential treatment center near Toronto, "Warrendale" observes twelve emotionally disturbed children and the staff who care for them. Working without narration, interviews, or direction, Allan King records daily life as it unfolds, establishing what he later described as “actuality drama.”

Clusters

Coping With Grief Loyalty Under Pressure Coping With Loss Doing Right In Disaster Fitting In and Friendship

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Children's Home Toronto, Canada Mental Illness Mental Health Cinéma Vérité Group Home Youth Mental Health

Questions people ask

Is Warrendale sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Warrendale scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Warrendale end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Warrendale violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Warrendale 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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