In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.
the vibe
Germany, Year Zero Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burndarkharrowinglayeredseriouspersonalbleak
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Movie1948·74 min
Germany, Year Zero
Directed by Roberto Rossellini
A drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 12%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.6/10
426 ratings
About Germany, Year Zero
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Bleak (1 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- family dysfunction, coming of age, isolation loneliness, mid century, berlin, urban, parent child, war homefront, outsider misfit, everyman, survival, tragedy arc