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Heart of a Lion

2013 · 99 min · Director: Dome Karukoski ★ IMDb 7 · 4,535 ratings

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Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.

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Emotional fingerprint

Heart of a Lion (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Love
  1. Love20%
  2. Anger15%
  3. Hope10%

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Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Empathy
Hope
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 8 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor42 %15 %30 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor41 %20 %27 %16 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor41 %28 %24 %21 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension46 %38 %26 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Hope53 %45 %36 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Tension59 %54 %44 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension61 %59 %41 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Tension61 %57 %44 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Empathy64 %59 %54 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Tension63 %59 %49 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Tension63 %60 %43 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Tension68 %63 %54 %25 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Empathy71 %63 %65 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Empathy74 %66 %61 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Tension75 %59 %56 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Empathy76 %48 %63 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Tension80 %63 %65 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Tension79 %74 %56 %23 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Tension72 %67 %45 %10 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

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

PF
Peter Franzén

Teppo

LB
Laura Birn

LB
Laura Birn

Sari

JP
Jasper Pääkkönen

YS
Yusufa Sidibeh

Rhamadhani

JV
Jussi Vatanen

Kulmala

TL
Timo Lavikainen

Olli

PT
Pamela Tola

Tolli

MN
Mikko Neuvonen

Daniel

NV
Niko Vakkuri

Reko

JT
Jani Toivola

Salif

SS
Stan Saanila

Aleksi

JP
Juha Pursiainen

Dad

EM
Esa Muittari

Dad

JR
Janne Ravi

Rich Dad

JJ
Jarno Jäppinen

Dad

MM
Mika Määttä

Dad

TM
Timo Mäkinen

Dad

JH
Jaakko Hämeenniemi

Dad

KV
Kristina Vahvaselkä

Principal

EL
Eeva Litmanen

Teacher

Details

Directed by
Dome Karukoski
Written by
Aleksi Bardy
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
99 min
Country
Finland, Sweden
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 4,535 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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