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Operation Orient

1978 · 88 min

A grimy, sun-baked crime chase that trades logic for sleaze, keeping you watching for its rough Mediterranean atmosphere rather than its story.

Overview
A criminal gang operating in Greece hides a large shipment of heroine inside a statue. During transportation the statue is stolen, and a member of the gang is sent to discover the culprits.

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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
  • deception
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Ilias Mylonakos
Written by
Ilias Mylonakos
Starring
Annamaria Clementi, Gordon Mitchell, Gianni Gori, Rosaria della Femmina, Mersiha Čolaković, Antonis Liotsis, Pantelis Agelopoulos, Giorgos Kyriakidis
Cinematography
Petros Karavidoglou
Runtime
88 min
Country
Greece
Languages
Greek

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