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Murder in Le Havre

2018 · 91 min

A steady, sober French detective procedural that unfolds a cold-case puzzle with quiet tension and little flash.

Overview
A mummified corpse has been found by workers who were knocking down a wall. Ariane Sallès and Gaspard Lesage are in charge of the investigation.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • death
    • crime
    • justice
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama, mystery, tv movie
    Directed by
    Thierry Binisti
    Written by
    Mélina Jochum, Sylvain Saada
    Starring
    Barbara Cabrita, Frédéric Diefenthal, Nicolas Marié, Gilles Cohen, Antoine Duléry, Alexis Loret, Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain, Anne Loiret
    Cinematography
    Christophe Paturange
    Runtime
    91 min
    Country
    France, Belgium, Switzerland
    Languages
    French

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