A Twelve-Year Night
2018 · 122 min · Director: Álvaro Brechner
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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
- Sadness30%
- Anxiety25%
- Empathy20%
- Disturbing15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Crime, Adventure, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
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
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Relief
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 74 % | 52 % | 32 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 84 % | 69 % | 49 % | 1 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Sadness | 88 % | 82 % | 68 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 68 % | 68 % | 48 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Empathy | 71 % | 69 % | 50 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 66 % | 60 % | 39 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 68 % | 63 % | 44 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 77 % | 70 % | 57 % | 4 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 78 % | 73 % | 64 % | 5 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 78 % | 74 % | 63 % | 10 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 76 % | 61 % | 49 % | 6 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 75 % | 55 % | 49 % | 3 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 83 % | 71 % | 64 % | 4 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Empathy | 86 % | 83 % | 66 % | 14 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Empathy | 78 % | 76 % | 55 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Empathy | 73 % | 70 % | 51 % | 37 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Sadness | 82 % | 76 % | 54 % | 55 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Relief | 92 % | 83 % | 45 % | 78 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not 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
Ivette
Lucy
Rosa
Gómez
Soldier Martinez
Militar
Militar
Luis Martinera
Soldier Almeida
Isaac
Gabrielita
Gabrielita
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
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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