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The Plagues of Breslau

2018 · 93 min

A grim, clockwork serial-killer hunt that keeps you tense with its macabre set pieces and historical riddles.

Directed by
Patryk Vega
Genres
Crime, Action, Thriller
Starring
Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Daria Widawska, Tomasz Oświeciński
Overview
Every day at 6 pm a serial killer kills another person. Police officer Helena Rus thinks the killings are done by one man only and decides to reveal the killer's identity by getting back in 18th century history of the city.

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Directed by
Patryk Vega
Genres
Crime, Action, Thriller
Starring
Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Daria Widawska, Tomasz Oświeciński
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • mystery
  • violence
  • justice
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action6
Horror6
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, action, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Daria Widawska, Tomasz Oświeciński, Andrzej Grabowski, Filip Chajzer, Ewa Kasprzyk, Iwona Bielska, Maria Dejmek
Music
Łukasz Targosz
Cinematography
Mirosław Kuba Brożek
Runtime
93 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish, German, Portuguese

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