Movie

Unloved

2012 · 90 min

A somber, oppressive watch that immerses you in the harshness of institutional life and the quiet desperation of its characters.

Overview: France in the fifties. The teenage orphan Sylvie is put in an institution for "fallen" or endangered girls, subjected to harsh treatment by the bigoted nuns who run the institution like a prison. Sylvie befriends a girl who wants to escape.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, survival, friendship, rebellion
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
survival
friendship
rebellion
trauma
Places: school
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild