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Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart

2014 · 111 min

A quietly chilling, methodical descent into a killer's double life, unsettling more through restraint and dread than overt shocks.

Overview: Between 1978 and 1979, the inhabitants of the Oise are in fear of a maniac who kills several hitchhikers and escape the police. He was then dubbed "the killer of the Oise" is actually a shy young policeman who will investigate his own murder, only to lose control of the situation.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, obsession, deception, madness
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
obsession
deception
madness
isolation
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild