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A Fugitive from the Past

1965 · 183 min

A slow, somber procedural that weighs guilt and obsession across decades, leaving a lingering chill.

Overview: Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Crime, guilt, obsession, isolation
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
guilt
obsession
isolation
redemption
Places: small town
big city
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild