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Act of Violence

2008 · 96 min

A slow-building holiday gathering that curdles into dread, leaving you tense and uneasy as friendly games turn genuinely dangerous.

Directed by
Lars Henning Jung
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Vinzenz Kiefer, Tobias Schenke, Anna Bertheau
Overview
After finishing school, a group of three guys and three girls set off to spend their last holidays together in a remote cottage. What started as a great adventure soon turns into a nightmare of explosive violence. Once you start taking the game seriously, it is not a game anymore...

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Directed by
Lars Henning Jung
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Vinzenz Kiefer, Tobias Schenke, Anna Bertheau
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • violence
    • coming-of-age
    • friendship
    • betrayal
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror6
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension8
    Darkness8
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, thriller
    Directed by
    Lars Henning Jung
    Written by
    Lars Henning Jung
    Starring
    Vinzenz Kiefer, Tobias Schenke, Anna Bertheau, Alice Dwyer, Natalie Spinell, Christian Polito
    Music
    Volker Bertelmann
    Runtime
    96 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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