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Strangled

2020 · 1 season

A grim, slow-burning procedural that lingers in grey, oppressive atmosphere and quiet dread.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Péter Bárnai, Zsolt Anger, Zsolt Trill

Overview: In 1960s socialist Hungary, a serial killer targeting young women torments a small town and the determined detective on his trail. Based on true events.

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Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Péter Bárnai, Zsolt Anger, Zsolt Trill

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
violence
mystery
isolation
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: crime, drama, mystery
Starring: Péter Bárnai, Zsolt Anger, Zsolt Trill, Mónika Balsai, Zsófia Szamosi, Károly Hajduk, Gábor Jászberényi
Length: 1 seasons, 4 episodes
Country: Hungary
Languages: Hungarian

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