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Facing the Enemy

2001 · 98 min

A somber, slow-burning erotic thriller where grief and suspicion blur into a tense, uneasy watch.

Directed by
Robert Malenfant
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Linden Ashby, Maxwell Caulfield, Alexandra Paul
Tagline
He made one mistake... He slept with the killer's wife
Overview
Griff McCleary is a cop, now his son shot himself with Griff's gun. A year later both he and his wife are still reeling from it. Griff feeling shut out by his wife Olivia, decides to move out. Now he is investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide. He believes that there was no suicide. His investigation leads him to a girl named Nikki.

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Directed by
Robert Malenfant
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Linden Ashby, Maxwell Caulfield, Alexandra Paul
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • obsession
    • betrayal
    • deception
    • crime
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    Robert Malenfant
    Written by
    Martin Kitrosser
    Starring
    Linden Ashby, Maxwell Caulfield, Alexandra Paul, Melanie Wilson, Cynthia Preston, Bruce Weitz, Max Gail, Christopher Comes
    Cinematography
    Steve Adcock
    Runtime
    98 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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