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Chouf

2016 · 108 min · Director: Karim Dridi ★ IMDb 6.4 · 561 ratings

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Chouf: it means "look" in Arabic, but it is also the name of the watchmen in the drug cartels of Marseille. Sofiane is 20. A brilliant student, he comes back to spend his holiday in the Marseille ghetto where he was born. His brother, a dealer, gets shot before his eyes. Sofiane gives up on his studies and gets involved in the drug network, ready to avenge him. He quickly rises to the top and becomes the boss's right hand. Trapped by the system, Sofiane is dragged into a spiral of violence.

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Chouf (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Fear 25%, Sadness 20%. 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 Anxiety, Fear, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Tension
Disturbing
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy32 %20 %5 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension35 %28 %11 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension50 %38 %19 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness66 %46 %28 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension66 %55 %39 %43 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension66 %65 %50 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension75 %75 %63 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension79 %76 %65 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Sadness76 %66 %60 %40 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Disturbing68 %51 %56 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Curiosity60 %48 %51 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Tension65 %61 %53 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Tension63 %60 %40 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Sadness63 %58 %34 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Tension74 %71 %49 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension74 %73 %50 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Tension72 %70 %48 %57 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Tension80 %79 %57 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Tension75 %69 %51 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Empathy57 %40 %25 %30 %
Man in a hole

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

FN
Foued Nabba

FN
Foued Nabba

Reda

OA
Oussama Abdul Aal

NH
Nailia Harzoune

Najette

ZD
Zine Darar

Marteau

FM
Foziwa Mohamed

Gatô

TF
Tony Fourmann

Kevin

MT
Mourad Tahar Boussatha

Slim

HK
Hatika Karaoui

La mère

MA
Mohamed Ali Mohamed Abdallah

Le blond

SD
Slimane Dazi

le père

Simon Abkarian

Le libanais

MS
Myriam Schaetsaert

Leïla

CZ
Celya Zelmat

Inès

JD
Jamila Darwich-Farah

La mère de Marteau

RB
Ryade Berrached

Le frère de Marteau

TK
Tarek Khaldaoui

Crac-Crac

KG
Kamel Ghernaia

Youness

Details

Directed by
Karim Dridi
Written by
Karim Dridi
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
108 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 561 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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