Sanctuary
2015 · 104 min · Director: Marc Brummund
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A young free-minded German 14 year old boy in a northern Lower Saxony province town is in love with his mother. His stepfather identifies him as a competitor, and has him brought to a boarding school run by a Christian organisation. The headmaster is a psychotic person. The headmaster, and his employees want to break him, and all the other boys there as well. Tortured and hard working he decides to flee. Rioting and fearless he flees, makes his way back to his hometown only to find that his mother and stepfather won't believe his story, betray him to extradite him again to the boarding school. After months his stepfather dies unexpected and mama wants him back. There is no way back home - only the away from all the people who betrayed him to find his own way in this world.
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Sanctuary (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Sadness 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Sadness25%
- Tension20%
- Inspiration10%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Sadness and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 37 % | 30 % | 18 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 48 % | 43 % | 27 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 59 % | 51 % | 32 % | 44 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Disturbing | 65 % | 54 % | 34 % | 55 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Anger | 73 % | 60 % | 41 % | 65 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 68 % | 51 % | 70 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Empathy | 69 % | 65 % | 50 % | 58 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Empathy | 66 % | 60 % | 44 % | 52 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Anger | 78 % | 69 % | 54 % | 66 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sadness | 85 % | 81 % | 74 % | 68 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 83 % | 83 % | 80 % | 56 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Sadness | 80 % | 76 % | 70 % | 58 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 80 % | 70 % | 50 % | 53 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 80 % | 71 % | 43 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Empathy | 83 % | 80 % | 63 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 89 % | 86 % | 76 % | 71 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Disturbing | 94 % | 86 % | 75 % | 85 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 89 % | 80 % | 75 % | 71 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 78 % | 72 % | 72 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Oedipus
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
Ingrid - Mutter von Wolfgang
Heinz - Stiefvater von Wolfgang
Pastor Abeln
Angelika Brockmann
Bernd
Mattis
Hans
Bruder Hanebuth
Frau Brockmann
Sabine
Birgit
Benno
Baby
Details
- Directed by
- Marc Brummund
- Written by
- Marc Brummund, Nicole Armbruster
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- Germany
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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