Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- somber
- melancholic
- serious viewing
- historical cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ten-year-old Marijan’s peaceful family life is overturned by the Croatian War of Independence, captivity, and violence.
Years after the captivity, a man entering Marijan’s store forces him to relive memories he has tried to forget.
Marijan and his family endure 260 days in captivity before taking daring measures to secure their freedom.
The family’s ordeal unfolds during the Croatian War of Independence in the former Yugoslav sphere.
Films like 260 days, and why
The Pianist
shared historical war drama, traumatic childhood, captivity, and resilience
Quo Vadis, Aida?
shared depiction of civilian persecution, wartime survival, and morally difficult memory
Grbavica
shared Balkan war setting, intimate family suffering, and post-conflict trauma
Life Is Beautiful
shared child-centered wartime peril, historical violence, and endurance under occupation
Movie Details
- Director
- Jakov Sedlar
- Release Date
- 2025-11-03
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Tim Roth
- Armand Assante
- Ángela Molina
- Sam Hazeldine
- Alec Newman
- Joseph Millson
- Adrian Bouchet
- Camilla Rutherford
- Naomi Frederick
- Tom Forbes
Common questions
- What is 260 days about?
- A Croatian family’s idyllic life collapses into wartime captivity, forcing a traumatized survivor to confront memory, betrayal, and the difficult possibility of forgiveness.
- What is 260 days like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 260 days as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is 260 days violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in 260 days as graphic.
- Which films are like 260 days?
- Films with a similar feel include The Pianist, Quo Vadis, Aida?, Grbavica, and Life Is Beautiful.
- How long is 260 days?
- 260 days runs 138 minutes.
