While vacationing in the countryside at his childhood home, a woman suddenly reveals to her husband that she is expecting a child – but not his.
the vibe
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slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriousintimateearnest
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Movie2008·158 min
The Banishment
Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
A drama film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 30%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.2/10
172 ratings
About The Banishment
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- faith existentialism, family dysfunction, betrayal, religion, grand estate, wilderness, romantic partners, parent child, everyman, slow burn reveal, tragedy arc