Movie

Port of Call

2015 · 98 min

A grim, methodical descent into a real murder, told with cold precision and a heavy, lingering sadness.

Tagline: Human nature begins where truth ends. Welcome to the murder without a body.
Overview: Based on a real murder case where a dismembered corpse of a murdered 16-year-old prostitute girl was found in Hong Kong in 2008.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Crime, isolation, death, immigration
Content: Strong violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
isolation
death
immigration
morality
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong