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Headwinds

2011 · 91 min · Director: Jalil Lespert ★ IMDb 6.4 · 1,649 ratings

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Sarah tells Paul that she wants out of their marriage; the next day she disappears. A year later and Paul along with their children return to his childhood town to start anew after the loss of his wife and their mother.

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Emotional fingerprint

Headwinds (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Empathy
Sadness
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Love53 %43 %42 %40 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Sadness68 %60 %60 %49 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sadness67 %61 %56 %51 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Empathy54 %48 %39 %37 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Love50 %43 %38 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Love50 %44 %40 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Sadness55 %49 %41 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension60 %53 %44 %50 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Sadness64 %56 %54 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Sadness69 %59 %57 %55 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension64 %53 %40 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Hope62 %51 %29 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Tension75 %64 %46 %65 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Sadness82 %74 %68 %64 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Empathy73 %66 %60 %53 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Hope65 %50 %37 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Hope73 %53 %41 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Sadness79 %63 %57 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Hope71 %55 %50 %22 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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

AD
Antoine Duléry

Alex Anderen

Bouli Lanners

Monsieur Bréhel

MC
Marie-Ange Casta

Justine Leblanc

Audrey Tautou

Sarah Anderen

Lubna Azabal

La mère de Yamine

DD
Daniel Duval

Xavier

Aurore Clément

Madame Pierson

HF
Hugo Fernández

Clement Anderen

CM
Cassiopée Mayance

Manon Anderen

NB
Nicolas Briançon

Commissaire Galland

ML
Mélanie Leray

Laure Anderen

AB
Azzedine Bouabba

Yamine Mohand

JB
Jean-Édouard Bodziak

Lieutenant Bardas

GR
Geneviève Robin

Madame Desisle, l'institutrice

PO
Pascal Orveillon

Ami auto école

LB
Loïc Baylacq

Le chef déménageur

CC
Claire Chiron

La gardienne école

Details

Directed by
Jalil Lespert
Written by
Jalil Lespert, Olivier Adam, Marie-Pierre Huster, Marion Laine
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
91 min
Country
France, Belgium
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 1,649 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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