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City of Shadows

2010 · 81 min · Director: Kim Nguyen ★ IMDb 5.8 · 146 ratings

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A doctor broken by 8 years of war in North Africa tries to come back home. On his way, he is faced with a bigger challenge: save a city from the plague... and from madness.

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City of Shadows (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Tension 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Empathy
Tension
Disturbing
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness30 %20 %23 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Relief39 %26 %30 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Disturbing57 %45 %38 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Sadness66 %55 %35 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Disturbing66 %50 %45 %50 %
27.5 %≈ 22′Tension71 %55 %64 %59 %
32.5 %≈ 26′Tension69 %60 %61 %49 %
37.5 %≈ 30′Empathy59 %55 %50 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 34′Tension57 %55 %51 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 38′Empathy61 %60 %44 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Relief64 %57 %36 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Tension71 %55 %49 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Disturbing74 %59 %49 %60 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Relief69 %56 %49 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Tension71 %51 %61 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 63′Disturbing75 %52 %65 %73 %
82.5 %≈ 67′Tension81 %65 %75 %74 %
87.5 %≈ 71′Tension86 %73 %66 %56 %
92.5 %≈ 75′Relief83 %67 %35 %27 %
97.5 %≈ 79′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

Jean-Marc Barr

Dr. Max Orswell

CL
Claude Legault

PL
Pierre Lebeau

PL
Pierre Lebeau

Dr. Greg

VW
Vincent Winterhalter

VW
Vincent Winterhalter

Félix Lamy

SK
Sabine Karsenti

FN
François Nadin

FN
François Nadin

Soldat Christian Deroche

LA
Lotfi Abdelli

LA
Lotfi Abdelli

Soufik

AB
Arbi Bibi

LD
Lotfi Dziri

LD
Lotfi Dziri

Georges

AJ
Abdelwaheb Jemli

AJ
Aymen Jaziri

Soldat Jean

AM
Aymen Mabrouk

Patak

RB
Rafia Belhout

La voyante

CH
Cyrine Habib

Paola

MA
Marwane Ariane

Télégraphiste café

MB
Meriem Benedetto

Chanteuse Chez Georges

ZB
Zoubeir Bornaz

Concierge hôtel

EJ
Emmanuel Joly

Client café

SM
Salah Miled

Vieux chanteur hérénite

MT
Moez Toumi

Soldat ivre

Details

Directed by
Kim Nguyen
Written by
Kim Nguyen
Type
Movies
Released
2010
Runtime
81 min
Country
Canada, Switzerland, Tunisia
Genres
Drama, History
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 146 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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