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Paranóia

1976 · 90 min

A tight, nasty home-invasion thriller that keeps you tense and uneasy from the first intrusion to the last.

Directed by: Antônio Calmon
Genres: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Paulo Villaça, Nuno Leal Maia, Norma Bengell

Overview: Four thieves enter a house and terrorize a family.

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Directed by: Antônio Calmon
Genres: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Paulo Villaça, Nuno Leal Maia, Norma Bengell

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
violence
survival
freedom
power
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: crime, horror, thriller
Directed by: Antônio Calmon
Written by: Carlos Heitor Cony
Starring: Paulo Villaça, Nuno Leal Maia, Norma Bengell, Anselmo Duarte, Lucélia Santos, Bruno Barroso, Ana Maria Magalhães, Neusa Borges
Music: Cláudio Savietto, Dino Vicente
Cinematography: José Antônio Ventura
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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