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Cet été-là

2009 · 90 min

A brooding, sun-scorched mystery that simmers with small-town secrets and the oppressive heat of a French summer.

Directed by
Élisabeth Rappeneau
Genres
Tv movie
Starring
Constance Dollé, Marc Barbé, Mathieu Delarive
Overview
The discovery of a dead young woman in an isolated part of France, goes hand in hand with the forest fires ravaging the countryside. Mysteriously, the body was moved from the place where it was originally found to a place in the nearby town. Alice, a young woman inspector from nearby Marseille is sent to investigate. Nothing prepares her for what she is about to get into.

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Directed by
Élisabeth Rappeneau
Genres
Tv movie
Starring
Constance Dollé, Marc Barbé, Mathieu Delarive
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • isolation
  • corruption
  • death
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
tv movie
Directed by
Élisabeth Rappeneau
Written by
Tiffany Tavernier, Nicolas Tackian
Starring
Constance Dollé, Marc Barbé, Mathieu Delarive, Pierre Aussedat, Alexandra Bienvenu
Runtime
90 min
Languages
French

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