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Additional Trace

1981 · 75 min

A grim, methodical murder investigation that settles into a quiet, uneasy tension rather than thrills.

Overview
A young woman has been murdered in one of the apartments. Prosecutor Babaev goes to the scene of the crime. He must find the killer, Nargiz, and investigate the motive for the crime, together with homicide investigator Yagubov.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • crime
  • guilt
  • justice
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery, drama
Directed by
Nidzhat Bekirzade
Written by
Arif Heydarov, Dmitri Huseynov
Starring
Shahmar Alakbarov, Rasim Balayev, Dinara Seyidova, Viktor Damirtash, Hamlet Xanizadeh, Tofik Mirzoyev, Larisa Khalafova, Yavar Rzayev
Cinematography
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Runtime
75 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Azerbaijani, Russian

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