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The Original Trap

1982 · 1 season

A tense, disorienting amnesia mystery that keeps you uneasy as the protagonist pieces together a dangerous identity.

Genres
Mystery
Overview
A man wakes up in the hospital without remembering anything. He does not know who he is. But evidently, his identity is known by two killer of color who seek out without respite.
How it feels
Tense, eerie and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Identity, memory, obsession, violence
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
mystery
Created by
Silvio Maestranzi
Starring
Helmut Griem, Delia Boccardo, Ellis Lowell, Dante Biagioni, Henry Riley, Nando Gazzolo, Elena Magoia, Bobby Rhodes
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes
Network
Rai Premium
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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