Terraferma
2011 · 88 min · Director: Emanuele Crialese
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The small island of Linosa off Sicily is inhabited by a small fishing community. The order of families, who have a happy and orderly life, is disrupted as illegal immigrants start to come to the island. The family of fishermen take an Ethiopian woman and her young child home, even if it is illegal, after they manage to escape from a sinking ship. Life for this small fisherman family will never be as comfortable as it used to be. Because their boats are confiscated and the woman who starts living in their house gives birth. Italy's 2012 Oscar-nominated Terraferma is a survivalist film about immigration and morality. Competing in the 31st Istanbul Film Festival Human Rights in Cinema Competition, Terraferma received the UNICEF Award as well as the Special Jury Award in Venice in 2011.
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Terraferma (2011) — 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
- Empathy35%
- Sadness25%
- Anxiety20%
- Satisfaction10%
- 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 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Empathy
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 37 % | 18 % | 32 % | 32 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sadness | 41 % | 16 % | 35 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Hope | 38 % | 23 % | 30 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 32 % | 23 % | 23 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Hope | 35 % | 15 % | 23 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 50 % | 31 % | 38 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 70 % | 62 % | 55 % | 23 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 68 % | 67 % | 55 % | 27 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 64 % | 59 % | 54 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 53 % | 46 % | 43 % | 31 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 59 % | 46 % | 48 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 70 % | 50 % | 55 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 69 % | 59 % | 41 % | 33 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 70 % | 68 % | 45 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Empathy | 68 % | 60 % | 59 % | 51 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Empathy | 65 % | 57 % | 54 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 70 % | 67 % | 45 % | 35 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Ernesto
Maura
Marco
Sara
Stefano
Omar
Bimba Sara
Tonino
Pasquale
Vecchio pescatore
Vecchio pescatore
Donna biglietteria
Details
- Directed by
- Emanuele Crialese
- Written by
- Emanuele Crialese, Vittorio Moroni
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Country
- Italy, France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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