Movie

State Secret

1950 · 104 min

A tense, shadowy manhunt through a fictional police state, with a brisk pace and a touch of romance.

Tagline: ADVENTURE SWEEPING ACROSS A CONTINENT!
Overview: While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demonstrate his life-saving surgery. Unwittingly caught in the middle of a dangerous and corrupt series of political events, Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit. Fleeing, he seeks help from an English-speaking actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two attempt to escape across the treacherous mountains of Vosnia.
How it feels: Tense, dark, romantic and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Conspiracy, survival, power, corruption
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
survival
power
corruption
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none