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 Zona J 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.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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.

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 Zona J 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.

Zona J

Name: Zona J
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Released: 1998
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Núria Madruga, Ivo Canelas, Ana Bustorff, José Pedro Gomes, Carlos Santos

There are places where love has no place.

Directed by Leonel Vieira

Produced by Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual, MGN Filmes

199888 min6.6 / 10

A melancholic portrait of young love caught between personal desire and the harsh social realities of racism and poverty in an urban neighborhood.

Tó, a black boy from Zona J, a tough neighborhood in Lisbon, falls in love with a white girl, Carla. Tó dreams of living in Angola and taking Carla with him. However, the reality the two teens are in complicates their plans...

Clusters

Toxic Romantic Relationships Historical Forbidden Romance Toxic Romance Movies Racism And Social Injustice

Genres

Crime Drama Romance

Keywords

Racism

Questions people ask

Is Zona J sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Zona J end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Zona J scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Zona J violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Zona J 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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