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The Purity of Vengeance

2018 · 118 min

A grim, methodical Nordic noir that shifts between past atrocity and present investigation, leaving a lingering sense of injustice and quiet devastation.

Directed by: Christoffer Boe
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Johanne Louise Schmidt

Overview: Copenhagen, 2018. A frightening discovery is made in an old apartment. The subsequent investigation of Department Q leads them to an infamous institution for girls that was suddenly closed in the early sixties.

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Directed by: Christoffer Boe
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Johanne Louise Schmidt

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
justice
corruption
trauma
isolation
Places: big city
single country house
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: crime, thriller, mystery, drama
Directed by: Christoffer Boe
Written by: Nikolaj Arcel, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Mikkel Nørgaard, Bo Hr. Hansen
Starring: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Søren Pilmark, Fanny Leander Bornedal, Clara Rosager, Luise Skov, Amanda Radeljak
Music: Mikkel Maltha, Anthony Lledo
Cinematography: Jacob Møller
Runtime: 118 min
Country: Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden
Languages: Danish, Italian, Spanish, Arabic

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