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A Twelve-Year Night

2018 · 122 min · Director: Álvaro Brechner ★ IMDb 7.5 · 11,854 ratings

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1973. Uruguay is governed by a military dictatorship. One autumn night, three Tupamaro prisoners are taken from their jail cells in a secret military operation. The order is precise: "As we can't kill them, let's drive them mad." The three men will remain in solitary confinement for twelve years. Among them is Pepe Mujica - later to become president of Uruguay.

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A Twelve-Year Night (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Crime, Adventure, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Empathy
Sadness
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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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension74 %52 %32 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension84 %69 %49 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Sadness88 %82 %68 %3 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
22.5 %≈ 27′Empathy68 %68 %48 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Empathy71 %69 %50 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Tension66 %60 %39 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Empathy68 %63 %44 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Tension77 %70 %57 %4 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Sadness78 %73 %64 %5 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Empathy78 %74 %63 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Tension76 %61 %49 %6 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Tension75 %55 %49 %3 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Tension83 %71 %64 %4 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Empathy86 %83 %66 %14 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Empathy78 %76 %55 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Empathy73 %70 %51 %37 %
87.5 %≈ 107′Sadness82 %76 %54 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 113′Relief92 %83 %45 %78 %
97.5 %≈ 119′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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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

Antonio de la Torre

José Mujica

AT
Alfonso Tort

CT
César Troncoso

Militar

SV
Soledad Villamil

Psychiatrist

SP
Sílvia Pérez Cruz

Ivette

MP
Mirella Pascual

Lucy

NT
Nidia Telles

Rosa

CB
César Bordón

Sergeant Alzamora

LC
Luciano Ciaglia

Gómez

JD
John De Luca

Soldier Martinez

DL
David Landatxe

Militar

LM
Luis Mottola

Militar

RG
Rogelio Gracia

ÁA
Álvaro Armand Ugón

Luis Martinera

RV
Rodrigo Villagrán

Soldier Almeida

ER
Eduardo Recabarren

Isaac

SG
Sofia Gravina

Gabrielita

BG
Bianca Gravina

Gabrielita

AB
Ana Baltar Peretz

Alejandra

Details

Directed by
Álvaro Brechner
Written by
Álvaro Brechner, Mauricio Rosencof, Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro
Type
Movies
Released
2018
Runtime
122 min
Country
Uruguay, Spain, Argentina, France, Germany
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 11,854 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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