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Films like Ankur.

Ankur (1974) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975) poster
1. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hospital (Wiseman) (1970) poster
2. Hospital (Wiseman)1970

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Young Törless (1966) poster
3. Young Törless1966

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Le Boucher (1970) poster
4. Le Boucher1970

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Manila in the Claws of Light (1975) poster
5. Manila in the Claws of Light1975

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ghatashraddha (1977) poster
6. Ghatashraddha1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sons of the Father (Latvian) (1981) poster
7. Sons of the Father (Latvian)1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Nagarik (1977) poster
8. Nagarik1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Fox and His Friends (1975) poster
9. Fox and His Friends1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Insiang (1976) poster
10. Insiang1976

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Royal Hunt (1976) poster
11. The Royal Hunt1976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) poster
12. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Ankur’s neighbours — where are yours?

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