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Cruelty

2016 · 104 min

A grim, slow-burning Nordic noir that weighs heavily as detectives unravel a small community's darkest crime.

Directed by: Anton Sigurðsson
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Petur Oskar Sigurdsson

Overview: Two girls disappear from a playground and the two best detectives in the police force try to solve the case.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, grief, justice, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Directed by: Anton Sigurðsson
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Petur Oskar Sigurdsson

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: crime
grief
justice
isolation
family
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none