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Demons

2014 · 1 season

A sombre, deliberate period mystery that unfolds slowly through interrogation and suspicion rather than action.

Created by
Vladimir Khotinenko
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Starring
Maksim Matveev, Anton Shagin, Sergey Makovetskiy
Overview
At the end of the 19th century, a series of mysterious murders occur in the provincial city of N. Metropolitan investigator Goremykin arrives at the crime scene. The search for the perpetrators leads to an unexpected conclusion – a revolutionary circle within the city, which consists of two young men recently returned from Switzerland.

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Created by
Vladimir Khotinenko
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Starring
Maksim Matveev, Anton Shagin, Sergey Makovetskiy
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • mystery
    • conspiracy
    • politics
    • betrayal
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    mystery, crime
    Created by
    Vladimir Khotinenko
    Written by
    Natalja Nazarova, Vladimir Khotinenko
    Starring
    Maksim Matveev, Anton Shagin, Sergey Makovetskiy, Vladimir Zaytsev, Evgeniy Tkachuk, Alexej Kirsanov, Mariya Lugovaya, Ivanna Petrova
    Cinematography
    Denis Alarkon-Ramires
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes, 53 min each
    Network
    Russia-1
    Country
    Russia
    Languages
    Russian

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