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Red Captain

2016 · 115 min

A slow, shadowy procedural that draws you into a tangled investigation where institutions hide more than they reveal.

Directed by
Michal Kollár
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Maciej Stuhr, Oldřich Kaiser, Marián Geišberg
Overview
Three years after the fall of the Berlin Wall; six months before the split of Czechoslovakia. Despite all warnings, a young homicide detective sets on investigating a convoluted case that involves Catholic clerical elite and high-ranked agents of the former secret service.

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Directed by
Michal Kollár
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Maciej Stuhr, Oldřich Kaiser, Marián Geišberg
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • corruption
    • power
    • crime
    • conspiracy
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, crime
    Directed by
    Michal Kollár
    Written by
    Anna Fifiková, Miro Šifra, Michal Kollár
    Starring
    Maciej Stuhr, Oldřich Kaiser, Marián Geišberg, Zuzana Kronerová, Ladislav Chudík, Michal Suchánek, Martin Finger, Helena Krajčiová
    Music
    Petr Ostrouchov
    Cinematography
    Kacper Fertacz
    Runtime
    115 min
    Country
    Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic
    Languages
    Czech, Slovak

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