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Zinloos

2004 · 91 min

A slow-burning Dutch thriller that tightens its grip as professional success curdles into private menace and moral compromise.

Overview
In a flashback, the film follows the life of Martin Hogeveen. He leads a life that leaves nothing to be desired: a luxurious apartment, a beautiful young girlfriend and a successful job as an independent municipal policy advisor, whose secondary task it is to combat fraud. His investigations are amply rewarded when he brings to light an extensive building industry fraud. As a result of his report, the director of the local authority is fired and Hogeveen takes over his post. In the meantime, Martin is stalked in his private life by an impetuous student who even harasses his girlfriend. Martin gets entangled in a situation involving murder and blackmail, and eventually makes an unexpected discovery. Zinloos is based on René Appel's novel Zinloos geweld.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • power
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Arno Dierickx
Written by
Paul Jan Nelissen
Starring
Peter Blok, Anniek Pheifer, Hans Hoes, Daan van Rijssel, Fedja van Huêt, Paul Hoes, Dic van Duin, Aat Ceelen
Runtime
91 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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