Yella

Yella

Directed by Christian Petzold

Produced by Schramm Film, ZDF

200790 min6.2 / 10

A haunting psychological thriller about a woman's fragile escape from control, where reality and dream blur into an unsettling meditation on agency and existence.

A young East German woman leaves her controlling husband/business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.

Questions people ask

  • Is Yella sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Yella scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Yella end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Yella easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Yella violent? 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.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise38

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Yella

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Yella

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Yella, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Yella, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Yella, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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