Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- grotesque
- melancholic
- reflective evening
- arthouse movie night
What sets it apart
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The seven emotions generate unpredictable comic situations while also carrying psychological pain and reflection.
Adaś returns to his childhood in an effort to learn how to experience and name emotions in adulthood.
The central conflict arises from Adaś’s difficulty naming and experiencing fear, anger, sadness, joy, disgust, jealousy, and shame.
Marek Koterski writes and directs a return to Adaś Miauczyński’s childhood as a route toward adult self-understanding.
Films like 7 Emotions, and why
Day of the Wacko
surreal autobiographical comedy, childhood trauma, and emotionally abrasive family dynamics
The Idiots
darkly comic psychological introspection and stylized examination of social awkwardness
The Squid and the Whale
bittersweet coming-of-age perspective, family dysfunction, and comic emotional reflection
Movie Details
- Director
- Marek Koterski
- Release Date
- 2018-10-12
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (66)
Cast
- Michał Koterski
- Marcin Dorociński
- Katarzyna Figura
- Małgorzata Bogdańska
- Gabriela Muskała
- Maria Ciunelis
- Andrzej Mastalerz
- Tomasz Karolak
- Andrzej Chyra
- Robert Więckiewicz
Common questions
- What is 7 Emotions about?
- A volatile return to childhood turns seven unnamed feelings into a grotesque, funny, and painful lesson in emotional self-knowledge.
- What is 7 Emotions like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 7 Emotions as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is 7 Emotions violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in 7 Emotions as mild.
- Which films are like 7 Emotions?
- Films with a similar feel include Day of the Wacko, The Idiots, and The Squid and the Whale.
- How long is 7 Emotions?
- 7 Emotions runs 116 minutes.
