The Search
2014 · 149 min · Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The three children of Chechnyan family are separated by the Russian invasion in 1999. The middle child, 9 year old Hadji, believing his older sister Raissa is dead along with his parents finds a place to leave his baby brother and gets swept up in the migration of survivors away from the war front. The refugees cross out of Chechnya into the town of Nazran in the Republic of Inguishetia in the Russian Federation where Hadji is left at a refugee center. Hadji is befriended by a young Frenchwoman Carole who is documenting the events for the Human Rights Committee of the European Union. Hadji is not speaking at all and Carole doesn't speak Chechnian but Carole provides for Hadji and develops a supportive relationship with him until she can find out his story and what to do with him. Raissa follows Hadji's journey to try to reunite with her two brothers. A second story-line follows a 19 year old Russian student Kolia who gets arrested with marijuana and sent into the army to avoid jail. He goes through training and ends up fighting in Chechnya where he is present at Hadji's family's town when the Russian troops arrive.
Emotional fingerprint
The Search (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 30%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 53 % | 58 % | 80 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sadness | 79 % | 63 % | 64 % | 68 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Empathy | 70 % | 65 % | 59 % | 35 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Empathy | 70 % | 70 % | 60 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 65 % | 63 % | 42 % | 37 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 63 % | 50 % | 44 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Empathy | 70 % | 59 % | 49 % | 39 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 74 % | 54 % | 40 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 74 % | 54 % | 35 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Hope | 64 % | 54 % | 34 % | 32 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 64 % | 59 % | 50 % | 43 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Sadness | 79 % | 68 % | 70 % | 66 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Disturbing | 91 % | 75 % | 78 % | 75 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Sadness | 86 % | 81 % | 75 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Empathy | 74 % | 78 % | 63 % | 23 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 130′ | Hope | 65 % | 50 % | 25 % | 25 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 138′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 145′ | 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
Kolia
Hadji
Raïssa
Soldier with the Handgun
Witness
Ana
Red Cross Translator
Muhammad
Vakha
Patrick
Details
- Directed by
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Written by
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2014
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Country
- France, Georgia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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