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Killing Hope

A harrowing, tender plunge into war-torn streets where fragile joy and devastating loss sit side by side.

Overview
Anas Al-Basha, twenty-four years old, is not just another Syrian citizen. In the heart of Aleppo, torn apart by civil war, his only weapons are his red nose and the smiles of the children around him: he is Aleppo's last clown, and he will give his life trying to bring joy to the unfortunate orphans of the conflict.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • grief
  • survival
  • healing
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Natacha Grangeon, Julia Retali
Starring
Yacine Belhousse
Country
France, Netherlands
Languages
French

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