Movie

Frevel

1984

A somber, quietly unsettling German crime drama that draws you into a detective's moral unraveling with slow, uneasy intimacy.

Overview: A detective with the highest clearance rate in the country, gets involved in a case with a young woman arrested for having killed her child. The detective falls under the spell of the young woman.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, guilt, morality, crime
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
guilt
morality
crime
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild