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Penoza: The Final Chapter

2019 · 116 min

A tense, emotionally charged crime drama where a mother's fight to protect her family pulls everyone into a dangerous spiral.

Directed by
Diederik Van Rooijen
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Monic Hendrickx, Niels Gomperts, Sigrid ten Napel
Tagline
The Black Widow is not dead ... and she have to deal with her past to save her family.
Overview
The Black Widow is not dead ... Drug Queen Carmen van Walraven is hiding in Canada and leads an anonymous life there. One evening a colleague is harassed and Carmen helps her. In self-defense, she kills the perpetrator, is arrested and extradited to the Netherlands. While her children are in shock that their mother is still alive, there are also some people who still have to settle something with Carmen. Everyone is again dragged into an emotional rollercoaster. Carmen will now have deal with her past to save her family.

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Directed by
Diederik Van Rooijen
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Monic Hendrickx, Niels Gomperts, Sigrid ten Napel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • prison
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Monic Hendrickx, Niels Gomperts, Sigrid ten Napel, Stijn Taverne, Olga Zuiderhoek, Raymond Thiry, Loek Peters, Hajo Bruins
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Runtime
116 min
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Languages
German, English, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish

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