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Border

2018 · 110 min · Director: Ali Abbasi ★ IMDb 7 · 37,934 ratings

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Tina, who has grotesque, almost animal-like physical features, has always felt self-conscious about her looks. Regardless, she has: a live-in boyfriend, Roland, a dog trainer, at her isolated house in the woods, although they have never had sex, and Tina's father, who is in the early stages of Alzheimer's, believing he is solely using her; the unconditional love and support of her father; a small group of friends; and the admiration of her bosses and coworkers in her job as a customs agent at the Ferry terminal, as she is literally able to "smell" human emotions, especially guilt and fear. It is using that innate ability that she stops a seemingly straight-laced person entering the country, he who was found to be carrying a memory card containing child pornography. As such, her immediate supervisor, Agneta, places her on a small investigative unit to discover the producers of this material. Tina is surprised when she is found to be incorrect about another person going through customs, Vore, an entomologist who, like her, possesses those similar grotesque, almost animal-like physical features, he who is found not to be carrying anything incriminating. In Vore and Tina's multiple encounters at customs, the two begin a friendship, Tina, for the first time, believing she having found a kindred spirit. As Tina learns more and more about Vore, the more she learns about herself. As more and more information comes to light, Tina has to decide whether to abandon the life she has known in its entirety for the future that Vore offers her, that future which may go against what she has always believed to be the good about being human.

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Border (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Disturbing 25%, Curiosity 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 Confusion, Disturbing, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Disturbing and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 48 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension37 %8 %17 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Curiosity45 %15 %23 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Empathy54 %25 %33 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity60 %20 %30 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity63 %18 %35 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Empathy60 %23 %45 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity56 %21 %43 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension57 %20 %39 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Tension61 %16 %30 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Disturbing63 %13 %22 %53 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
57.5 %≈ 63′Curiosity73 %52 %57 %45 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Sadness71 %50 %60 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Empathy69 %36 %51 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Disturbing79 %35 %45 %65 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Disturbing86 %51 %56 %76 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Sadness84 %66 %69 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Sadness83 %75 %73 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 107′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

JT
Jörgen Thorsson

AP
Ann Petrén

Agneta

SL
Sten Ljunggren

Tina's Father

KW
Kjell Wilhelmsen

Daniel

RW
Rakel Wärmländer

Therese

AK
Andreas Kundler

Robert

MB
Matti Boustedt

Tomas

TÅ
Tomas Åhnstrand

Stefan

JN
Josefin Neldén

Esther

HJ
Henrik Johansson

Patrik

IF
Ibrahim Faal

Nursing Assistant

ÅJ
Åsa Janson

Nurse

DH
Donald Högberg

Receptionist

KK
Krister Kern

Policeman

VÅ
Viktor Åkerblom

Ulf

RE
Robert Enckell

Heikki

EG
Elisabeth Göransson

Older Woman

AD
Aksel Dis

Anton

Details

Directed by
Ali Abbasi
Written by
John Ajvide Lindqvist, Ali Abbasi, Isabella Eklöf
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
110 min
Country
Sweden, Denmark
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 37,934 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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