Small Country: An African Childhood
2020 · 112 min · Director: Eric Barbier
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A touching childhood set during the conflict in Rwanda between ethnicities Hutu and Tutsi - adapted from the book of Gaël Faye.
Emotional fingerprint
Small Country: An African Childhood (2020) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 30%, Anxiety 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 Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Joy | 33 % | 0 % | 18 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Joy | 39 % | 8 % | 25 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 50 % | 26 % | 36 % | 13 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 49 % | 35 % | 40 % | 11 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 40 % | 28 % | 34 % | 8 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Empathy | 43 % | 19 % | 30 % | 8 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Joy | 51 % | 14 % | 30 % | 14 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 63 % | 21 % | 35 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 74 % | 39 % | 46 % | 53 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 75 % | 46 % | 54 % | 53 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 78 % | 49 % | 57 % | 60 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Disturbing | 77 % | 51 % | 59 % | 61 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Empathy | 73 % | 54 % | 60 % | 53 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 77 % | 66 % | 69 % | 56 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 83 % | 76 % | 76 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 88 % | 80 % | 80 % | 74 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 92 % | 76 % | 80 % | 81 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 92 % | 73 % | 77 % | 74 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Sadness | 88 % | 78 % | 79 % | 51 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Sadness | 84 % | 78 % | 80 % | 32 % |
Riches to rags
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
Ana
Mme Economopoulos
Gino
Armand
Lucien
Paul
Francis
Prothé
Innocent
Pascal
Felicite
Pacifique
Mariana
Rosalie
Eusébie
Christian
Christelle
Details
- Directed by
- Eric Barbier
- Written by
- Eric Barbier, Gaël Faye
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2020
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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