Movie

Manipulation
2026 · 116 min
A slow-burning, cerebral thriller that keeps you unsettled as it peels back layers of hidden control, demanding close attention to every clue.
- Directed by
- David Balda
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Starring
- Paweł Ławrynowicz, Féodor Atkine, Heino Ferch
- Tagline
- Who can you trust when the truth is contaminated?
- Overview
- Across Europe and beyond, a powerful elite society operates in plain sight while exerting unseen control. What appears to be influence is, in fact, a sophisticated system of manipulation embedded within both political structures and the Church itself. As the layers are peeled back, the thriller reveals an omnipresent threat — adaptive, relentless, and far more powerful than initially believed — challenging the very notion of free will and authority in the modern world.
- How it feels
- Tense, dark, cynical and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Power, corruption, conspiracy, deception
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- David Balda
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Starring
- Paweł Ławrynowicz, Féodor Atkine, Heino Ferch













