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Assassin Report

2013 · 89 min

A slow-building found-footage thriller that traps you in the students' obsessive hunt, growing steadily more tense and unsettling.

Directed by: Santiago Serrano
Genres: Horror, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Marc DiFrancesco, Eric Zarauza, Brian Ramos

Tagline: Hold Your Breath. Don't Stop Recording. Finish the Report.
Overview: Three journalism students decide to follow the steps of the "Montblanc Monster", an assassin who killed 17 girls and hasn't been found yet by the police, and record everything to make a report as their final year project.

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Directed by: Santiago Serrano
Genres: Horror, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Marc DiFrancesco, Eric Zarauza, Brian Ramos

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
crime
violence
mystery
death
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
mockumentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, crime, mystery
Directed by: Santiago Serrano
Written by: César Santos
Starring: Marc DiFrancesco, Eric Zarauza, Brian Ramos, Eneko Arcas, Maria Luisa Baena, María Castillo, Anabel Riquelme, Michael Roman
Runtime: 89 min
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish

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