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If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle

2010 · 94 min · Director: Florin Serban ★ IMDb 7 · 6,818 ratings

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Silviu, a young man who has spent years in a youth penitentiary, is granted release. Before he can leave, his mother returns to Romania to bring his little brother to Italy with her, despite Silviu's objections. He meets a young woman, Ana, who is working on a research project in the prison, and becomes interested in her. In his desperation Silviu resorts to violence, and Ana becomes his hostage.

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If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 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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  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Fear

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Empathy
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity32 %23 %23 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Empathy48 %43 %34 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension63 %61 %41 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Tension55 %50 %38 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Curiosity40 %26 %29 %8 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity44 %31 %29 %14 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Tension61 %56 %39 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Tension71 %66 %54 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Empathy75 %68 %65 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension74 %68 %64 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Empathy68 %64 %55 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Tension73 %71 %53 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Tension83 %81 %59 %66 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension80 %77 %58 %61 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Tension79 %77 %55 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Tension88 %86 %63 %75 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension93 %91 %67 %82 %
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92.5 %≈ 87′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 92′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

GP
George Pistereanu

AC
Ada Condeescu

GP
George Piștereanu

Silviu

MC
Mihai Constantin

MC
Mihai Constantin

Warden

CV
Clara Vodă

Mother

CP
Cosmin Pădureanu

Gardian #2

LB
Laurentiu Bãnescu

The Professor

PC
Papan Chilibar

Ursu

AE
Aida Economu

Student

Details

Directed by
Florin Serban
Written by
Florin Serban, Cãtãlin Mitulescu, Andreea Valean
Type
Movies
Released
2010
Runtime
94 min
Country
Romania, Sweden, Germany
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 6,818 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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