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The Passerby

1982 · 110 min

A somber, slow-burning drama that weighs decades of trauma against a single act of vengeance, leaving a lingering sense of injustice.

Directed by: Jacques Rouffio
Genres: Drama
Starring: Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, Helmut Griem

Overview: Max Baumstein is a reputable businessman who founded an international organization fighting against violations of human rights. Why would he commit an act that apparently negates the principles he has striven for so long to uphold? As he is tried for first-degree murder for killing a Paraguayan ambassador in cold blood, he reveals a secret about himself that he kept hidden from his wife Lina. His act is the conclusion of a struggle that started many decades earlier in his childhood...

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Directed by: Jacques Rouffio
Genres: Drama
Starring: Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, Helmut Griem

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
justice
trauma
grief
guilt
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	9

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