Morphine
2008 · 110 min · Director: Aleksey Balabanov, Aleksei Balabanov
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The year is 1917. We are in the Russian countryside. It is the middle of freezing winter. A pale young, newly educated doctor arrives. Having to deal with one medical challenge after another he soon becomes the center of everyone's attention. To soothe the impressions of human suffering he turns to morphine.
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Emotional fingerprint
Morphine (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Anxiety 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Anxiety25%
- Disturbing20%
- Fear15%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Anxiety, Disturbing. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Anxiety and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sympathy
- Tension
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sympathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Relief | 18 % | 9 % | 9 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 31 % | 20 % | 24 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 48 % | 34 % | 41 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Relief | 52 % | 34 % | 43 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 62 % | 43 % | 56 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 75 % | 60 % | 71 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sympathy | 75 % | 65 % | 68 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Sadness | 72 % | 55 % | 63 % | 46 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 62 % | 33 % | 56 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 45 % | 23 % | 40 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 45 % | 35 % | 39 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 55 % | 53 % | 48 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 74 % | 65 % | 59 % | 59 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 76 % | 61 % | 66 % | 46 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 80 % | 64 % | 76 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sadness | 83 % | 74 % | 73 % | 63 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sympathy | 71 % | 68 % | 51 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 56 % | 48 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 74 % | 58 % | 67 % | 37 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Pelageya Ivanovna
Ekaterina Karlovna
Vlas
Aksinya
Tanya
Ofitser
Firefighter
general
clerk
Lidka's mother
barefoot woman without skirt
Лев Аронович Горенбург - фельдшер
beautiful woman
counterman's sister
nurse
Details
- Directed by
- Aleksey Balabanov, Aleksei Balabanov
- Written by
- Mikhail A. Bulgakov, Sergey Bodrov, Sergei Bodrov Jr.
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- Russia
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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