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Roots of Evil

1979 · 85 min

A scrappy, straight-faced revenge martial-arts picture that moves quickly through fights and payback without much polish.

Genres
Action, Crime
Overview
A young karate master tries to defend his karate school and take revenge on those responsible for his master's death.
How it feels
Tense, dark and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Revenge, violence, justice, loyalty
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
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
action, crime
Directed by
Antonio Tarruella, Christian Anders
Written by
Christian Anders
Starring
Christian Anders, Maribel Martín, Dunja Rajter, Deep Roy, Fernando Bilbao, Ria Kemp, Wolfgang Schütte, José María Guía
Music
Christian Anders
Runtime
85 min
Country
Germany
Languages
English

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