Movie

Cadets

1931 · 111 min

A somber, slow-burning period drama of rigid duty and forbidden longing, weighed down by guilt and a creeping sense of doom.

Overview: The sensitive, music-loving son of a German general reluctantly attends a military academy and after warning a fellow officer to stay away from the cadet's attractive young stepmother, lands up being charged for murder.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, betrayal, obsession, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
betrayal
obsession
guilt
morality
Places: military
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild