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The Ode to Joy
60%
Movie
2h 15m
AI Analysis
The Ode to Joy (2006) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Ode to Joy (2006) — a movie tagged as Drama, History, and War with heartwarming and epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, in Japan. Our models also surface themes such as friendship and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~135 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Ode to Joy 60% (3 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 3 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, in Japan.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2006-06-17
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 484051
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What is The Ode to Joy about?
Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Toku... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Ode to Joy?
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How long is the movie The Ode to Joy?
The official runtime for The Ode to Joy is approximately 135 minutes.
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