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Beck 14 - The Advertising Man

2002 · 88 min

A grim, methodical Scandinavian police procedural that slowly tightens its grip as a seemingly simple case turns disturbingly complex.

Directed by: Daniel Lind Lagerlöf
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Marie Göranzon

Overview: A man is raping women after having met them through ads on public noticeboards. At first this seems like an easy crime to solve for Martin Beck and his colleagues but they soon discover that somebody's motivations are far more complex.

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Directed by: Daniel Lind Lagerlöf
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Marie Göranzon

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
deception
obsession
justice
trauma
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Humour	2
Realism	8
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Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: crime, thriller, drama, mystery
Directed by: Daniel Lind Lagerlöf
Written by: Cecilia Börjlind, Rolf Börjlind
Starring: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Marie Göranzon, Malin Birgerson, Hanns Zischler, Mårten Klingberg, Jimmy Endeley, Peter Hüttner
Cinematography: Olof Johnson
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: Swedish

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