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Dangerous Dreams

2013 · 92 min

A chilly Scandinavian crime drama that slowly tightens its grip as a workplace turns suffocating and suspicious.

Directed by
Molly Hartleb
Genres
Crime
Starring
Tuva Novotny, Ola Rapace, Linus Wahlgren
Overview
Puck’s new boss turns out to be a control freak, who isolates everyone from the outside world. After a strange death, Puck calls on detective Wijk.

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Directed by
Molly Hartleb
Genres
Crime
Starring
Tuva Novotny, Ola Rapace, Linus Wahlgren
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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
    • isolation
    • power
    • crime
    • death
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    crime
    Directed by
    Molly Hartleb
    Written by
    Jonna Bolin-Cullberg, Charlotte Orwin
    Starring
    Tuva Novotny, Ola Rapace, Linus Wahlgren, Vera Vitali, Simon J. Berger, Claes Ljungmark, Hanna Alström, Joel Spira
    Music
    Karl Frid, Pär Frid
    Cinematography
    Andréas Lennartsson
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    Swedish

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