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Beck 16 - The Last Witness

2002 · 105 min

A grim, methodical Scandinavian police procedural that settles into a cold, uneasy mood and rarely lets the viewer relax.

Directed by: Harald Hamrell
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Marie Göranzon

Overview: A series of grisly murders where the victims faces have been removed by acid starts to turn up around Stockholm. Detective Martin Beck and Gunvald Larsson are once again drawn into the darkness.

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Directed by: Harald Hamrell
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Marie Göranzon

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
violence
justice
isolation
death
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	5
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: crime, drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Harald Hamrell
Written by: Cecilia Börjlind, Rolf Börjlind
Starring: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Marie Göranzon, Ingvar Hirdwall, Rebecka Hemse, Mårten Klingberg, Gunilla Röör, Thomas Hanzon
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Country: Sweden
Languages: Russian, Swedish, English

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