The Innocents
2016 · 115 min · Director: Anne Fontaine
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Poland, winter of 1945. Mathilde Beaulieu (Lou de Lâage) is a young intern working with a branch of the French Red Cross. They are on a mission to find, treat and repatriate French survivors of the German camps. One day, a Polish nun arrives in the hospital. In very poor French, she begs Mathilde to come to her convent. Mathilde life and beliefs change when she discovers the advanced state of pregnancy that affect several of the Sisters of the convent just outside the hospital where she performs.
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Emotional fingerprint
The Innocents (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy35%
- Sadness25%
- Inspiration20%
- Anxiety10%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 63 % | 52 % | 60 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 61 % | 49 % | 59 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 56 % | 46 % | 49 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Empathy | 63 % | 55 % | 43 % | 43 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 70 % | 64 % | 38 % | 57 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sadness | 69 % | 66 % | 35 % | 56 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Empathy | 74 % | 68 % | 54 % | 43 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 84 % | 69 % | 77 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 76 % | 64 % | 73 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Empathy | 61 % | 56 % | 49 % | 38 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Empathy | 61 % | 60 % | 38 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Empathy | 60 % | 56 % | 41 % | 41 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 56 % | 48 % | 48 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Hope | 65 % | 55 % | 56 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 71 % | 63 % | 55 % | 51 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Empathy | 73 % | 65 % | 45 % | 61 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 79 % | 70 % | 48 % | 59 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Hope | 79 % | 71 % | 44 % | 49 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Sadness | 76 % | 66 % | 30 % | 43 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Hope | 78 % | 60 % | 23 % | 32 % |
Rags to riches
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
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Details
- Directed by
- Anne Fontaine
- Written by
- Anne Fontaine, Sabrina B. Karine, Alice Vial
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Country
- France, Poland, Belgium
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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