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Deep Water

1999 · 158 min

A slow, tightening knot of bad decisions where each attempt to fix things makes the pressure worse.

Directed by: Ole Bornedal
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Marina Bouras, Lotte Andersen, Jens Jørn Spottag

Overview: The film is about a man (played by Jens Jørn Spottag) who is involved in a series of trouble and sinking deeper every time he tried to cover up the previous problem.

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Directed by: Ole Bornedal
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Marina Bouras, Lotte Andersen, Jens Jørn Spottag

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Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
guilt
crime
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, thriller
Directed by: Ole Bornedal
Written by: Ole Bornedal, Ulf Ryberg
Starring: Marina Bouras, Lotte Andersen, Jens Jørn Spottag, Henning Moritzen, Bjarne Henriksen, Ulrich Thomsen, Daimi, Niels Anders Thorn
Cinematography: Dan Laustsen
Runtime: 158 min
Languages: Danish

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