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Les Disparus de Valenciennes

2018 · 101 min

A somber, methodical crime drama that slowly unpacks old wounds and small-town secrets with a heavy emotional weight.

Genres
Crime, Tv movie
Overview
A man is found hanged after being brutally attacked. Two brothers, one a local cop, the other a military policeman, have to work together. Fifteen years earlier, their father was killed in a tragic accident that killed fourteen workers.

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Crime, Tv movie
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
crime, tv movie
Directed by
Elsa Bennett, Hippolyte Dard
Written by
Laurent Blin, Thierry Surace
Starring
Stéphane Freiss, Arnaud Binard, Virginie Lemoine, Brigitte Fossey, Linda Massoz, Patrick Rocca, Kader Boukhanef, Nadia Fossier
Music
François Liétout
Cinematography
Maximiliaan Dierickx
Runtime
101 min
Country
France, Belgium, Switzerland
Languages
French

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