3 Faces
2018 · 100 min · Director: Jafar Panahi
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Well-known actress Behnaz Jafari is left distraught when she comes across a provincial girl's video plea for help, after her family prevents her from taking up her studies at the Tehran drama conservatory. Behnaz abandons her shoot and turns to filmmaker Jafar Panahi to help with the young girl's troubles. They travel by car to the rural northwest, where they have amusing encounters with the charming and generous folk of the girl's mountain village. But Behnaz and Jafar also discover that old traditions die hard.
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3 Faces (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Curiosity 20%, Humor 15%. 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 Empathy, Curiosity, Humor. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Curiosity and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Curiosity
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Curiosity | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 73 % | 47 % | 62 % | 65 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 51 % | 49 % | 59 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 55 % | 48 % | 36 % | 50 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 50 % | 26 % | 45 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 53 % | 20 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 50 % | 24 % | 32 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 50 % | 34 % | 44 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 61 % | 51 % | 49 % | 58 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 64 % | 56 % | 55 % | 59 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 56 % | 49 % | 53 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 63 % | 43 % | 53 % | 55 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 70 % | 29 % | 56 % | 51 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Humor | 68 % | 26 % | 49 % | 29 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Empathy | 56 % | 30 % | 44 % | 16 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 36 % | 38 % | 18 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Humor | 53 % | 38 % | 40 % | 25 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Empathy | 54 % | 31 % | 45 % | 38 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 49 % | 30 % | 40 % | 44 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 50 % | 33 % | 40 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
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
Maedeh
Marziyeh's Mother
Old woman in the grave
Yadollah
Karbalaei
The old man in the road
Marziyeh's brother
The cow owner
(voice)
(voice)
(voice)
(voice)
Sorkhpost (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Jafar Panahi
- Written by
- Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar, Nader Saïvar
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Country
- Iran, United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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