Short film

Imbroglio

2023 · 22 min

A tense, slow-burning wartime encounter that feels intimate and morally tangled, with a quiet romantic undercurrent.

Directed by: Dimitris Papagiannopoulos
Genres: War, Romance, Mystery
Starring: Constantin Symsiris, Maria Maragkou, Fivos Papakostas

Tagline: imbroglio
Overview: 1943. Sergeant Tim Barker is parachuted into the occupied mountains of Greece. Injured he' s searching for his link in the resistance when he's rescued by a family.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

Directed by: Dimitris Papagiannopoulos
Genres: War, Romance, Mystery
Starring: Constantin Symsiris, Maria Maragkou, Fivos Papakostas

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: war
survival
isolation
love
betrayal
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

Titles like Imbroglio

Short film

The Recreant

A tense, intimate standoff in a dusty barn, weighted with fear and fragile trust.

Tense, melancholic, slow-burn · about war and survival

Via: tense
melancholic
war
survival
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 18 min

Details

The RecreantHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Suite Française

2015

A restrained wartime romance that smoulders quietly under occupation, balancing tender longing with the constant chill of danger and loss.

Tense, melancholic · about war and survival

Via: tense
melancholic
war
survival
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 103 min

Details

Suite FrançaiseHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Native Shores

1943

A taut, earnest wartime drama that follows soldiers through occupied streets, balancing suspense with quiet moments of romance and camaraderie.

Tense · about war and survival

Via: tense
war
survival
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 58 min

Details

Native ShoresHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

A Woman in the Resistance

1970

A sombre, slow-burning wartime drama that weighs heavily, following a woman's quiet endurance and moral compromise under occupation.

Tense, melancholic, slow-burn · about war and survival

Via: tense
melancholic
war
survival
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 94 min

Details

A Woman in the ResistanceHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Dandelions

2022

A quiet, serious wartime vignette that lingers on tender moments under pressure, asking you to sit with hard choices.

Tense, melancholic · about war and survival

Via: tense
melancholic
war
survival
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 28 min

Details

DandelionsHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Cranes Are Flying

1957

A sweeping, emotionally devastating wartime romance that blends intimate heartbreak with striking visual poetry.

Melancholic · about war and survival

Via: melancholic
war
survival
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 97 min

Details

The Cranes Are FlyingHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Yaban

1996

A somber, intimate wartime drama where physical and emotional wounds intertwine in a slow-burning romance.

Tense, melancholic, slow-burn · about war and survival

Via: tense
melancholic
war
survival
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged

Details

YabanHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

La Matriarca

2023

A slow-burning period drama of desire and danger, where quiet choices carry heavy consequences and the past weighs on every glance.

Tense, melancholic · about war and survival

Via: tense
melancholic
war
survival
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged

Details

La MatriarcaHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Little Kingdom

2019

A quiet, tense wartime drama that settles into a cold, remote unease as danger closes in.

Slow-burn · about war and survival

Via: war
survival
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 98 min

Details

Little KingdomHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Crew Cut

1979

A tense, shadowed wartime romance where danger presses in on every quiet moment.

Tense, melancholic · about war and survival

Via: tense
melancholic
war
survival
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 97 min

Details

Crew CutHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Luise

2023

A slow, quietly tense period drama of desire and rivalry in an isolated setting, with an undercurrent of unease.

Tense, melancholic, slow-burn · about survival and isolation

Via: tense
melancholic
survival
isolation
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 98 min

Details

LuiseHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Another Time, Another Place

1983

A quiet, aching wartime romance that unfolds slowly against a stark rural backdrop, leaving a lingering sense of longing and loss.

Tense, melancholic, slow-burn · about war and isolation

Via: tense
melancholic
war
isolation
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 96 min

Details

Another Time, Another PlaceHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres: war, romance, mystery, drama
Directed by: Dimitris Papagiannopoulos
Written by: Dimitris Papagiannopoulos
Starring: Constantin Symsiris, Maria Maragkou, Fivos Papakostas, Loukas Frangoulis, Maro Papadopoulou, Stavros Tsoumanis, Stathis Kokkoris
Cinematography: Pavlos Lygouris
Runtime: 22 min
Country: Greece
Languages: English, Greek

TMDB IMDb

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Imbroglio

How it feels

More like this

Titles like Imbroglio

Where to watch in the UK

Details