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The Actress

2011 · 98 min

A somber, slow-burning crime drama that keeps you alert as a murder investigation deepens and secrets surface.

Directed by: Rovshan Isakh
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Fuad Poladov, Alesa Kacher, Ilham Huseynov

Overview: The banker Vagif Fataliyev is found murdered in his own house. During the investigation, two more murders occur one after the other.

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Directed by: Rovshan Isakh
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Fuad Poladov, Alesa Kacher, Ilham Huseynov

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
betrayal
guilt
obsession
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: crime, drama, thriller
Directed by: Rovshan Isakh
Written by: Rovshan Isakh, Ilgar Fahmi
Starring: Fuad Poladov, Alesa Kacher, Ilham Huseynov, Rovshan Isakh, Shovgi Huseynov, Rashad Safarov, Malahat Ahmadova, Hijran Nasirova
Cinematography: Rovshan Guliyev
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Azerbaijan
Languages: Azerbaijani

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