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The Hater

2020 · 136 min

A cold, gripping plunge into online manipulation that grows steadily more unsettling as virtual cruelty turns real.

Overview
A duplicitous young man finds success in the dark world of social media smear tactics — but his virtual vitriol soon has violent real-life consequences.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • deception
  • power
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
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
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Jan Komasa
Written by
Mateusz Pacewicz
Starring
Maciej Musiałowski, Vanessa Aleksander, Danuta Stenka, Jacek Koman, Agata Kulesza, Maciej Stuhr, Adam Gradowski, Piotr Biedroń
Music
Jacaszek
Cinematography
Radek Ładczuk
Runtime
136 min
Country
Poland
Languages
English, Polish

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