Affliction
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Affliction is a 1997 psychological drama film, based on a Russell Banks novel and directed by Paul Schrader, that explores a small-town policeman’s descent into violence and mental unraveling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Affliction canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6043099 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Affliction Context triple: [Paul Schrader, notableWork, Affliction]
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A.
Chastisement
"Chastisement" is a politically charged spoken-word and jazz-influenced album by The Last Poets, known for its militant commentary on race, oppression, and social justice.
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B.
Strife
Strife is a 1909 stage play by John Galsworthy that portrays a bitter industrial conflict between capital and labor, highlighting the human cost of class struggle.
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C.
The Fall of the Damned
The Fall of the Damned is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting a chaotic mass of sinners being hurled into hell.
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D.
Burn of Sorrow
Burn of Sorrow is a small Scottish stream flowing through the dramatic gorge below Castle Campbell in Clackmannanshire.
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E.
Hell Awaits
Hell Awaits is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its darker, more progressive sound and occult-themed lyrics that helped define the early extreme metal scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Affliction Target entity description: Affliction is a 1997 psychological drama film, based on a Russell Banks novel and directed by Paul Schrader, that explores a small-town policeman’s descent into violence and mental unraveling.
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A.
Chastisement
"Chastisement" is a politically charged spoken-word and jazz-influenced album by The Last Poets, known for its militant commentary on race, oppression, and social justice.
-
B.
Strife
Strife is a 1909 stage play by John Galsworthy that portrays a bitter industrial conflict between capital and labor, highlighting the human cost of class struggle.
-
C.
The Fall of the Damned
The Fall of the Damned is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting a chaotic mass of sinners being hurled into hell.
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D.
Burn of Sorrow
Burn of Sorrow is a small Scottish stream flowing through the dramatic gorge below Castle Campbell in Clackmannanshire.
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E.
Hell Awaits
Hell Awaits is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its darker, more progressive sound and occult-themed lyrics that helped define the early extreme metal scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | novel ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Russell Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardRecipient | James Coburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Affliction (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Paul Sarossy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Paul Schrader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Lions Gate Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Kevin Tent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRatingMPAA | R ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Wade Whitehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
alcoholism
ⓘ
family dysfunction ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | small-town policeman ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | psychological deterioration of a small-town policeman ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
descent into violence
ⓘ
mental unraveling ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| nominee | Nick Nolte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
David M. Collins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linda Reisman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
JVC Entertainment Networks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lions Gate Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Wade Whitehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-10-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Paul Schrader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
James Coburn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nick Nolte NERFINISHED ⓘ Sissy Spacek NERFINISHED ⓘ Willem Dafoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | late 20th century ⓘ |
| title | Affliction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Affliction Description of subject: Affliction is a 1997 psychological drama film, based on a Russell Banks novel and directed by Paul Schrader, that explores a small-town policeman’s descent into violence and mental unraveling.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.