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Dance of Good and Evil

2016 · 88 min

A methodical whodunit that keeps you guessing as suspects fall, with a brooding, tense atmosphere.

Directed by
Yavar Rzayev
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Starring
Ilgar Muradov, Mabud Maharramov, Gurban Ismailov
Overview
Before his death, the jeweler wrote a will in which he mentioned the famous diamond "Abbas Shah." But when the heirs discovered his personal safe, the diamond was not there. Without hesitation, they turned for help to the detective Drongo, who, as everyone knows, is able to unravel the most mysterious thing. The detective immediately established a circle of suspects and began to screen out those who had an iron alibi. But suddenly his list began to decline for a completely different reason - someone began to kill the suspects one by one...

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Directed by
Yavar Rzayev
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Starring
Ilgar Muradov, Mabud Maharramov, Gurban Ismailov
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • greed
  • deception
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
mystery, crime
Directed by
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Written by
Yavar Rzayev, Chingiz Abdullayev
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
Azerbaijan
Languages
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