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Black Tide

2018 · 109 min

A somber, slow-burning procedural that lingers on personal demons and fractured family ties while a disappearance gnaws at the edges.

Directed by
Erick Zonca
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Sandrine Kiberlain
Overview
When a teenager suddenly disappears without a trace, the case is assigned to an alcoholic police officer who maintains a complicated relationship with his own troubled teenage son, suspected of drug trafficking.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Erick Zonca
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Sandrine Kiberlain
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • mystery
  • family
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, mystery
Directed by
Erick Zonca
Written by
Erick Zonca, Lou de Fanget Signolet
Starring
Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Sandrine Kiberlain, Élodie Bouchez, Charles Berling, Hafsia Herzi, Jérôme Pouly, Félix Back
Music
Rémi Boubal
Cinematography
Paolo Carnera
Runtime
109 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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