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Cracks in the Shell

2012 · 113 min · Director: Christian Schwochow ★ IMDb 7 · 1,049 ratings

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An insecure drama student is given the lead role in a play by her director, but the role she is supposed to play is at odds with her real personality. The fusion of her stage persona and her real life persona becomes a psychological tour de force for the young woman, changing her private life.

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Cracks in the Shell (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Confusion 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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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Confusion and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
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 evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope32 %17 %18 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness38 %28 %24 %9 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Hope38 %28 %26 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Hope37 %25 %28 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Disturbing41 %31 %34 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Empathy48 %37 %40 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Disturbing51 %38 %39 %39 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Hope49 %31 %38 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Tension55 %36 %48 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 54′Sadness69 %59 %54 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Sadness74 %70 %53 %45 %
57.5 %≈ 65′Empathy69 %59 %56 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 71′Tension68 %51 %65 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Tension66 %53 %59 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 82′Hope61 %53 %46 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 88′Tension59 %51 %50 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 93′Empathy64 %56 %57 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 99′Disturbing73 %65 %61 %57 %
92.5 %≈ 105′Empathy70 %63 %58 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 110′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

UN
Ulrich Noethen

Kaspar Friedmann

DM
Dagmar Manzel

CD
Christina Drechsler

GL
Gudrun Landgrebe

JJ
Johann Jürgens

JJ
Johann Jürgens

Nick

NE
Nicole Ernst

Ria

MW
Matthias Weidenhöfer

Christoph Werner

ST
Sabin Tambrea

Konstantin

NW
Nele Winkler

Elsa

Details

Directed by
Christian Schwochow
Written by
Christian Schwochow, Heide Schwochow
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
113 min
Country
Germany
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 1,049 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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