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The Trotsky

2009 · 113 min · Director: Jacob Tierney ★ IMDb 6.7 · 6,569 ratings

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Leon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his peers can claim to be the reincarnation of early 20th century Soviet iconoclast and Red Army hero, Leon Trotsky. When his father sends Leon to public school as punishment for starting a hunger strike at Papa's clothing factory, Leon quickly lends new meaning to the term 'student union', determined as he is to live out his pre-ordained destiny to the fullest and change the world.

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The Trotsky (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Inspiration 25%, Joy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
20%Joy
  1. Humor30%
  2. Joy20%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Inspiration, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Inspiration and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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  • Humor
  • Hope
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

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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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorHopeTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor63 %63 %19 %21 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor59 %59 %20 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor55 %55 %21 %17 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor55 %54 %18 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Humor54 %51 %17 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Humor54 %51 %26 %22 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Humor58 %56 %29 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Humor60 %58 %23 %22 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Humor57 %50 %31 %22 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Hope56 %43 %39 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Humor57 %44 %33 %37 %
57.5 %≈ 65′Tension58 %46 %31 %42 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Humor57 %51 %29 %32 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Humor56 %51 %25 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 82′Sympathy55 %40 %28 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Sympathy59 %40 %38 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 93′Hope67 %43 %54 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 99′Hope74 %46 %67 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Hope67 %51 %57 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 110′Humor53 %49 %42 %5 %
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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

LB
Liane Balaban

Emily Hampshire

Alexandra Leith

Geneviève Bujold

Denise Archambault

TB
Taylor Baruchel

Colm Feore

Principal Berkhoff

JP
Jessica Paré

Laura

TP
Tommie-Amber Pirie

Sarah Bronstein

KH
Kaniehtiio Horn

Caroline

ER
Erika Rosenbaum

Becca

Saul Rubinek

David Bronstein

Michael Murphy

Frank McGovern

DJ
David Julian Hirsh

Eli Bronstein

JR
Jesse Rath

Dwight

LB
Liane Balaban

Nadza

DB
Dan Beirne

Dan

DB
Domini Blythe

Mrs. Davis

JB
Jonathan Bosco

Horne (Kid in Costume)

HB
Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc

Female Cop

SL
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse

School Girl

JB
Justin Bradley

Jimmy

Details

Directed by
Jacob Tierney
Written by
Jacob Tierney
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
113 min
Country
Canada
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 6,569 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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