Movie

The Ditch

2012 · 19 min

A quiet, sun-baked slice of rural life where small negotiations and old prejudices simmer into a wry, human portrait.

Overview: On a hot summer day, Vasile, a 50-something year old peasant, refuses to accompany his wife Lucretia to a religious ceremony arguing he has to finish the ditch in front of their house to avoid paying a fine. Scared by the hard work ahead of him, he tries to find somebody to help him. Petre, a Gypsy young man seems to be the right person. After changing a few words with him, Vasile notices that Petre is upset because none of the villagers wants to be the Godfather for his kid. Vasile decides to baptize the child himself asking Petre in exchange to help him finish the ditch. In the evening, Lucretia learns about Vasile's decision and a new ordinary domestic fight starts between them.

Search YouTube for the trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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: class
race
family
work
faith
Places: countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

Titles like The Ditch

TV series

Panchayat

2020

Gentle, unhurried and quietly funny, it feels like settling into village life with a cast of lovable oddballs and small everyday stakes.

Satirical, warm · about class and family

Via: satirical
warm
class
family
Pacing: measured
Attention: easy-watch
Seasons: 5

Details In your watch list

PanchayatHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Putkinotko

1954

A slow, sunlit day of rural poverty and small schemes, mixing gentle comedy with quiet hardship and warmth.

Warm, earnest · about class and family

Via: warm
earnest
class
family
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 102 min

Details In your watch list

PutkinotkoHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Grump

2014

A gentle, wry culture-clash comedy about an old man's stubbornness, warm and mildly amusing rather than laugh-out-loud.

Satirical, warm · about class and family

Via: satirical
warm
class
family
Pacing: measured
Attention: easy-watch
Runtime: 103 min

Details In your watch list

The GrumpHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Soft-Boiled Boots

1978

A wry, humane Soviet-era comedy-drama that balances gentle satire with moments of quiet melancholy.

Satirical, warm · about class and family

Via: satirical
warm
class
family
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 82 min

Details In your watch list

Soft-Boiled BootsHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Concerned Citizen

2022

A quietly uncomfortable social drama that turns a petty neighbourhood dispute into a slow, squirming examination of good intentions and hidden prejudice.

Satirical · about class and race