What the Day Owes the Night
2012 · 162 min · Director: Alexandre Arcady
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.
Emotional fingerprint
What the Day Owes the Night (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Love 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Love25%
- Nostalgia20%
- Anxiety15%
- Anticipation10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Nostalgia
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Nostalgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Nostalgia | 63 % | 45 % | 33 % | 58 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Sadness | 66 % | 56 % | 38 % | 46 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 64 % | 56 % | 41 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Love | 60 % | 51 % | 45 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 60 % | 45 % | 45 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Humor | 57 % | 23 % | 41 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Love | 54 % | 13 % | 41 % | 11 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 53 % | 18 % | 35 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Humor | 55 % | 13 % | 23 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Love | 63 % | 18 % | 31 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 65 % | 34 % | 51 % | 18 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 60 % | 43 % | 50 % | 29 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Sadness | 63 % | 53 % | 46 % | 39 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Sadness | 71 % | 64 % | 56 % | 28 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Sadness | 75 % | 68 % | 63 % | 20 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 126′ | Sadness | 76 % | 61 % | 68 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 134′ | Tension | 83 % | 60 % | 77 % | 29 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 142′ | Sadness | 85 % | 70 % | 78 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 150′ | Sadness | 83 % | 75 % | 55 % | 57 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 158′ | Nostalgia | 85 % | 78 % | 28 % | 75 % |
Icarus
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
Simon/Michel adulte
Issa
Zineb
José
L'instituteur
Details
- Directed by
- Alexandre Arcady
- Written by
- Alexandre Arcady, Yasmina Khadra, Daniel Saint-Hamont, Blandine Stintzy
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 162 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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