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The Factory

2018 · 109 min

A grim, tightly wound standoff that turns economic desperation into raw, claustrophobic suspense.

Directed by: Yury Bykov
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Starring: Denis Shvedov, Andrey Smolyakov, Vladislav Abashin

Overview: When a factory is bound to close, a group of workers decides to take action against the owner.

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Directed by: Yury Bykov
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Starring: Denis Shvedov, Andrey Smolyakov, Vladislav Abashin

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bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: class
survival
power
crime
justice
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Complexity	6
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Genres: thriller, drama, crime
Directed by: Yury Bykov
Written by: Yury Bykov
Starring: Denis Shvedov, Andrey Smolyakov, Vladislav Abashin, Ivan Yankovsky, Aleksandr Bukharov, Aleksey Komashko, Aleksandr Bashirov, Dmitriy Kulichkov
Music: Yury Bykov, Ivan Isyanov
Cinematography: Vladimir Ushakov
Runtime: 109 min
Country: Russia, France
Languages: Russian

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