The Zone of Interest

Movie • 2023 • History   

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The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
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Does the dog die?
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Abandonment
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bigmistakey
Rudolf Höss is transferred to a new job in a new location, while his family remains in their home in Auschwitz.
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Mandycandyland
Höss is transferred and leaves the family dog for a short while.
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Abuse
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RxbExd
The parents are Nazis, the father responsible for the slaughter of thousands of humans just on the other side of the wall of the house of their coddled children. The children themselves don't appear to be physically abused though.
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Is someone stalked?
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bigmistakey
Characters gossip about a women being physically abused by her husband.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is a child abused?
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Mandycandyland
Children’s screams can be heard from Auschwitz.
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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I believe that it is implied that a woman in the family home abuses alcohol
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is an animal sad?
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Right after the big red screen there's a shot of a man showing a heron to his kids. It's flapping in his hands so wants to get away but doesn't look in distress and isn't hurt.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone restrained?
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Mandycandyland
It isn’t clear except from her dress, but a woman from the camp is having sex with Hess— and likely doing so to survive/under duress.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Are any hands damaged?
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Are there dislocations?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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People are (offscreen) gassed and then disposed of via a crematorium, but no reference is made to people being burned while still alive.
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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RosinaAKARosi
We see teeth which have been taken from prisoners but nobody's teeth are damaged on-screen.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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narukidoi
As many things in this film, you can only hear in the background (constantly) the horrors of the concentration camps.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Mandycandyland
Only audio gore.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Mandycandyland
Though it is heavily implied, especially with the museum scenes at the end.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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RxbExd
It depicts Auschwitz. Literally thousands of humans are being murdered on the other side of the walls that surround the house.
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Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a family member die?
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Does a parent die?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Hoess rapes a prisoner at the camp
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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bigbud
Sudden cut to a completely red screen that is very jarring, but no traditional jumpscares.
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Bathtub scenes.
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A river that the Hoess children play in
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there razors?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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amilnu
around 1 hour 33 minutes, main character dry heaves/spits a few times as he's going down some stairs. it's not close up at all and the audio is not too graphic. watch out for it after he gets off the phone. don't leave the theater if you don't have to since it's right before one of the most important scenes like others have said!!
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone eaten?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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There is screaming and gunshots throughout the film in the background, all coming from within the death camp - it's a deliberate choice meant to disturb the viewer, and there's no question what's happening off-screen
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Is there incarceration?
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LGBTQ+
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Höss is examined by a doctor in one scene.
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Is there menstruation?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
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Does someone self harm?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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The soundscapes are very intense and purposefully unsettling.
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Noxious
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Does a baby cry?
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Mandycandyland
The youngest Höss child cries a lot.
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Is there screaming?
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There’s screaming in the background throughout the film
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Höss's youngest daughter is a wee baby.
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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RxbExd
This film depicts Auschwitz and the murder of thousands of Jews, and the privileges enjoyed by the people responsible for their murder, in addition to their wilful "blindness" - however the film makes clear, they are neither blind, nor deaf. They are simply indifferent and committed to their "duty" towards the Third Reich, and willingly undertake, tolerate or approve of the murder of these people.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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KittenMenace
Not onscreen, but LGBT people were sent to these camps.
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Are there fat jokes?
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Is there aphobia?
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bigbud
Lots of antisemitism. References to Jews being greedy, evil, etc.
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Does the black guy die first?
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bigmistakey
Takes place in Auschwitz’s during the Holocaust, Jews are spoken about in dehumanizing ways.
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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alexquine
A woman has sex (offscreen) with the commandant, and her treatment in the scene is very objectified. It is likely that she represents a real person, Eleonore Hodys, who was a prisoner under his command that he sexually exploited.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Is there BDSM?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Is someone homeless?
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Is existentialism debated?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Spoiler
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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quietpoem
A Nazi is told to drown a man in the river. The man's cries are cut off so it presumably happens off-camera.
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Is there blood/gore?
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Blood is washed off a pair of boots
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Frequent gun shots going off in the background
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