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State of Siege

1972 · 122 min · Director: Costa-Gavras ★ IMDb 7.7 · 6,877 ratings

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Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.

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State of Siege (1972) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Curiosity 20%. 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 Anxiety, Tension, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Tension
Disturbing
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity37 %27 %12 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness44 %33 %20 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension46 %41 %18 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension46 %43 %15 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity55 %41 %33 %51 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Disturbing61 %45 %48 %51 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Sympathy54 %48 %35 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Tension48 %46 %23 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity48 %44 %25 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity49 %45 %30 %46 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Tension54 %51 %39 %45 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Disturbing64 %56 %56 %48 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Disturbing69 %58 %60 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Tension63 %57 %41 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Tension60 %60 %36 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Tension65 %65 %43 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Tension70 %70 %45 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 107′Tension76 %75 %57 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 113′Tension80 %77 %68 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 119′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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

Renato Salvatori

Captain Lopez

OH
O.E. Hasse

OH
O.E. Hasse

Carlos Ducas

MT
Maurice Teynac

MT
Maurice Teynac

Minister of Internal Security

GL
Gloria Laso

GL
Gloria Laso

Rafaela

HW
Harald Wolff

EP
Evangeline Peterson

NA
Nemesio Antúnez

President of the Republic

MM
Mario Montilles

Assistant Commissioner Fontant

AF
André Falcon

Deputy Fabbri

JB
Jerry Brouer

Anthony Lee

RN
Roberto Navarrete

Commissioner Romero

DH
Douglas Harris

A.I.D. Director

EG
Eugenio Guzmán

Spokesman of Uruguayan Government

JG
Jean-François Gobbi

Journalist

MJ
Maurice Jacquemont

Dean of the Law School

AF
Aldo Francia

Dr. Francia

Details

Directed by
Costa-Gavras
Written by
Franco Solinas
Type
Movies
Released
1972
Runtime
122 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 6,877 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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