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Heli

2013 · 105 min · Director: Amat Escalante ★ IMDb 6.8 · 5,682 ratings

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Heli, a factory worker in rural Mexico must try and protect his young family when his 12 year old sister inadvertently involves them in the brutal drug world when she agrees to look after some cocaine found by her older boyfriend. When the drug cartel want their drugs back they go after the boyfriend and Heli's young family.

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Heli (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 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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  • Sympathy
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sympathy
Sadness
Disturbing
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 evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 57 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathySadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Not enough subtitle evidence18 %15 %3 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sympathy28 %23 %5 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Disturbing39 %30 %8 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Sympathy38 %30 %7 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Sympathy39 %29 %6 %17 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Tension44 %30 %8 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension53 %36 %15 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension69 %54 %31 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Sympathy80 %70 %47 %64 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Disturbing89 %80 %59 %83 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Disturbing92 %84 %65 %85 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Sympathy83 %79 %67 %67 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Sympathy79 %76 %72 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Sadness78 %75 %72 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Sympathy76 %73 %68 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Sadness79 %77 %72 %46 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Sadness85 %84 %81 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

AE
Armando Espitia

AV
Andrea Vergara

LG
Linda González

JE
Juan Eduardo Palacios

Beto

KJ
Kenny Johnston

American Commander

RJ
Reina Julieta Torres

Detective Maribel

GR
Gabriel Reyes

Detective Omar

RÁ
Ramón Álvarez Escudero

Evaristo

Details

Directed by
Amat Escalante
Written by
Amat Escalante, Gabriel Reyes, Zümrüt Çavusoglu
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
105 min
Country
Mexico, Netherlands, Germany, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 5,682 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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