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The Banishment

2007 · 158 min · Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev ★ IMDb 7.5 · 9,761 ratings

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A married couple with kids comes to the father's childhood home in the countryside. In the evening, his wife tells him that she is pregnant, but the baby is not his. In one day, Alex loses everything. He doesn't know whether revenge or forgiveness is the right choice, but he must make it. The film was digitally restored for its first official online release.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Banishment (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 53 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 4′Tension55 %10 %25 %55 %
7.5 %≈ 12′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
12.5 %≈ 20′Melancholy40 %23 %30 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 28′Tension50 %29 %31 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 36′Melancholy51 %29 %30 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 43′Tension57 %31 %35 %50 %
32.5 %≈ 51′Tension66 %36 %43 %64 %
37.5 %≈ 59′Tension61 %36 %41 %57 %
42.5 %≈ 67′Melancholy53 %34 %35 %48 %
47.5 %≈ 75′Tension59 %38 %41 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 83′Tension75 %55 %60 %71 %
57.5 %≈ 91′Sadness86 %78 %75 %75 %
62.5 %≈ 99′Sadness88 %84 %76 %66 %
67.5 %≈ 107′Sadness83 %77 %70 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 115′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
77.5 %≈ 122′Tension68 %48 %62 %53 %
82.5 %≈ 130′Empathy71 %57 %68 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 138′Sadness78 %68 %75 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 146′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 154′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

AB
Aleksandr Baluev

DU
Dmitri Ulyanov

Robert

VK
Vitaly Kishchenko

German

MS
Maksim Shibayev

Kir

AV
Aleksey Vertkov

Max

IS
Igor Sergeev

Viktor

YK
Yekaterina Kulkina

Eva

IG
Ira Gonto

Liza

SK
Svetlana Kashelkina

Faina

YN
Yaroslava Nikolaeva

Frida

ED
Elizabet Dantsinger

Flora

OL
Olga Lapshina

Peasant Woman

MD
Maksim Drozd

VB
Vyacheslav Butenko

AG
Anatoly Gorgul

Georgy

IO
Igor Ogurtsov

Young Igor

AP
Andrey Ponkratov

Details

Directed by
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Written by
William Saroyan, Artyom Melkumyan, Oleg Negin
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
158 min
Country
Russia
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 9,761 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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