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Waiting for Anya

2020 · 109 min · Director: Ben Cookson ★ IMDb 6.1 · 2,269 ratings

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During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.

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Waiting for Anya (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Empathy 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Hope
  1. Hope20%
  2. Fear15%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Hope. Genres: Thriller, Drama, War. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
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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 8 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension45 %40 %28 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Relief46 %43 %32 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension51 %50 %37 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension59 %59 %43 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension59 %59 %40 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension53 %53 %31 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension56 %56 %31 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Tension68 %68 %39 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Tension74 %64 %49 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Sadness74 %53 %60 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Sympathy70 %51 %64 %57 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Sympathy66 %51 %58 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Hope65 %55 %49 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Hope65 %61 %44 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension68 %66 %43 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Tension73 %64 %49 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Sadness78 %57 %61 %61 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Sadness82 %63 %68 %77 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

NS
Noah Schnapp

FS
Frederick Schmidt

FS
Frederick Schmidt

Benjamin

TL
Tómas Lemarquis

Leutnant

GM
Gilles Marini

Papa

SF
Sadie Frost

Madame Jollet

Jean Reno

Henri

UR
Urs Rechn

Hans

DC
Declan Cole

Hubert

EI
Enola Izquierdo Cicuendez

Leah

AR
Amandine Rose

Christine

MG
Mathys Gallet-Lartigue

Lukas

LP
Laurent Pedebernard

Monsieur Jollet

DR
Dolma Raisson

Anya

RA
Raj Awasti

Soldier

KK
Kevin Kain

The Fat and Stupid Man

Details

Directed by
Ben Cookson
Written by
Toby Torlesse, Michael Morpurgo, Ben Cookson
Type
Movies
Released
2020
Runtime
109 min
Country
United Kingdom, Belgium
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 2,269 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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