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Beck 18 - The Girl in the Root Cellar

2006 · 92 min

A grim, methodical Scandinavian police procedural that lingers on quiet unease and the sadness of a child's death.

Directed by
Harald Hamrell
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Marie Göranzon
Overview
A small girl is found dead in a deserted underground cellar. She has been dead for some time but there is fresh food for her. Who is she?

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Directed by
Harald Hamrell
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Marie Göranzon
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • mystery
  • death
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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