Yes. More sad than 88% 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.

Does West end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% 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 West 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.

West

Name: West
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Jördis Triebel, Tristan Göbel, Alexander Scheer, Jacky Ido, Anja Antonowicz

She Can See Her Future, But Can't Escape Her Past.

Directed by Christian Schwochow

Produced by Terz Filmproduktion, Zero One Film

2013102 min6.1 / 10

A tense Cold War drama about a woman caught between escape and the inescapable pull of her past, haunted by unanswered questions about a lost love.

East Germany. Summer, late 70's. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij's apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij's mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.

Clusters

Romantic Psychological Thrillers Toxic Romance Movies Complicity Under Pressure Corrupted by Ambition

Genres

Drama

Questions people ask

Is West sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is West violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does West end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
Is West scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is West 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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