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The Black Market of Love

1966 · 83 min

A grim, matter-of-fact crime procedural that feels like a vintage exploitation exposé, more sordid than suspenseful.

Overview
The young women who board a liner in the port of Genoa have no idea that they are being watched, nor what actually awaits them. Harald, who had recruited them for the trip with false promises, watches unnoticed, but cannot enjoy his success, because there are many people interested in the lucrative business with the girls, who are to be forced into prostitution. After two gangsters shoot the shady Lemaire, who had previously blackmailed Harald, he can return unmolested to Berlin to his compagnon Rolf, but the competition remains on his heels and threatens to disrupt the business.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 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
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
Ernst Hofbauer
Written by
Ernst Hofbauer
Starring
Claus Tinney, Rolf Eden, Tilly Lauenstein, Astrid Frank, Uta Levka, Karin Field, Christine Dass, Karin Glier
Cinematography
Andreas Demmer, Günther Knuth
Runtime
83 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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