Overview
In the enchanting Greek isles, a love story unfolds that challenges the silence of the past.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- intimate
- brooding
- quiet evening
- arthouse date night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lola and Philip’s relationship is defined by lingering silence, making communication itself a source of tension.
The Greek isles provide the secluded environment in which Lola, Philip, and Elena’s tensions develop.
Lola’s decision to bring magnetic Elena into her relationship with Philip forces hidden tensions and a dark past into view.
Lola’s confrontation with her dark past is the emotional pressure point beneath the contemporary relationship drama.
Films like Satisfaction, and why
Before Midnight
adult relationship tension, ambiguous intimacy, and emotionally restrained romantic drama
A Bigger Splash
island setting, erotic jealousy, and escalating interpersonal unease
The Souvenir
quiet romantic ambiguity, artistic milieu, and buried personal history
Movie Details
- Director
- Alex Burunova
- Release Date
- 2025-03-07
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Emma Laird
- Fionn Whitehead
- Zar Amir Ebrahimi
- Adwoa Aboah
- Magaajyia Silberfeld
- Jacob Bruse
- Michelle Ellyse
- Annabella Fazio
- Nell Williams
Common questions
- What is Satisfaction about?
- On the Greek isles, a composer’s guarded partnership is unsettled when a magnetic outsider awakens desire and unresolved memories.
- What is Satisfaction like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Satisfaction as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Satisfaction violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Satisfaction.
- Which films are like Satisfaction?
- Films with a similar feel include Before Midnight, A Bigger Splash, and The Souvenir.
- How long is Satisfaction?
- Satisfaction runs 97 minutes.
