MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Nobody's Daughter

Nobody's Daughter

1976 · 83 min

A relentlessly grim, naturalistic portrait of cruelty that immerses you in a child's suffering with almost unbearable immediacy.

Overview
An orphan girl suffers abuse from her adoptive parents.

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
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • trauma
  • class
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour0
Realism9
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

More like this

Titles like Nobody's Daughter

Movie

Mouchette

1967

A stark, slow immersion into a girl's unrelenting suffering, offering little relief but lingering in its quiet, devastating observation.

Bleak, dark, slow-burn · about isolation and survival

Via
  • bleak
  • dark
  • isolation
  • survival
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
81 min
Details In your watch list
MouchetteHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Au Hasard Balthazar

1966

A quietly devastating, austere experience that follows a donkey's suffering with unblinking compassion, leaving a profound sense of sorrow and transcendence.

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

Via
  • bleak
  • melancholic
  • isolation
  • survival
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
96 min
Details In your watch list
Au Hasard BalthazarHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Manas

2025

A harrowing, slow-burning immersion into a child's silent endurance, offering little relief but a fierce undercurrent of survival.

Bleak, dark, slow-burn · about isolation and survival

Via
  • bleak
  • dark
  • isolation
  • survival
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
101 min
Details In your watch list
ManasHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Hope

2013

A harrowing yet tender drama that immerses you in a family's raw pain and slow healing, leaving you emotionally drained but moved by their resilience.

Bleak, melancholic · about trauma and family

Via
  • bleak
  • melancholic
  • trauma
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
123 min
Details In your watch list
HopeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

1998

A slow, devastating plunge into isolation and exploitation, watching innocence erode under vast indifferent skies.

Bleak, dark, slow-burn · about isolation

Via
  • bleak
  • dark
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
99 min
Details In your watch list
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down GirlHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996

A harrowing, deeply sad coming-of-age story that immerses you in a child's pain and resilience, leaving you shaken.

Bleak, melancholic, slow-burn · about survival and trauma

Via
  • bleak
  • melancholic
  • survival
  • trauma
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
97 min
Details In your watch list
Bastard Out of CarolinaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

3096 Days

2013

A harrowing, claustrophobic watch that immerses you in prolonged captivity, making the rare moments of hope feel desperately earned.

Bleak, dark, slow-burn · about isolation and survival

Via
  • bleak
  • dark
  • isolation
  • survival
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
111 min
Details In your watch list
3096 DaysHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Hunt

2012

A slow, suffocating watch that tightens around you as a kind community turns cold and cruel.

Bleak, dark, slow-burn · about isolation and family

Via
  • bleak
  • dark
  • isolation
  • family
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
116 min
Details In your watch list
The HuntHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Satantango

1994

Long, hypnotic black-and-white takes that drift through rain and mud, demanding patience while slowly building a heavy, desolate mood.

Bleak, dark, slow-burn · about isolation

Via
  • bleak
  • dark
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
432 min
Details In your watch list
SatantangoHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Painted Bird

2019

A harrowing, slow-burn journey through wartime brutality, shot in stark black-and-white, demanding endurance and offering little solace.

Bleak, dark, slow-burn · about isolation and survival

Via
  • bleak
  • dark
  • isolation
  • survival
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
169 min
Details In your watch list
The Painted BirdHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Ballad of Narayama

1983

A stark, patient immersion in a harsh world where nature's indifference and human custom grind together, leaving a heavy, haunting quiet.

Bleak, dark, slow-burn · about survival and trauma

Via
  • bleak
  • dark
  • survival
  • trauma
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
130 min
Details In your watch list
The Ballad of NarayamaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Defenceless

1939

A grim, earnest slice of social realism that wears its outrage plainly, leaving you heavy with quiet indignation.

Bleak, melancholic · about isolation and survival

Via
  • bleak
  • melancholic
  • isolation
  • survival
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
73 min
Details In your watch list
The DefencelessHidden 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
drama
Directed by
László Ranódy
Written by
László Ranódy, Zsigmond Móricz, Judit Elek
Starring
Czinkóczi Zsuzsa, Anna Nagy, Sándor Horváth, Marianna Moór, József Madaras, Piroska Molnár, László Szacsvay
Cinematography
Sára Sándor
Runtime
83 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata