Wild Side

Wild Side

Directed by Sébastien Lifshitz

Produced by YC Alligator Film, Maïa Films

200493 min5.7 / 10

A nuanced family drama exploring identity, mortality, and belonging as a transgender woman navigates her return home with her lovers to care for her dying mother.

A transgender woman returns — with her two male lovers — to her family home in the countryside to look after her dying mother.

Questions people ask

  • Is Wild Side sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Wild Side easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Wild Side violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Wild Side end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Wild Side scary? 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Wild Side

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Wild Side

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Wild Side, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Wild Side, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Wild Side, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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