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Тень врага

2017 · 89 min

A sober, slow-burning wartime cat-and-mouse story that keeps you watching for the quiet tension of a lone man being hunted.

Directed by
Igor Senkov
Genres
War, History
Starring
Igor Senkov, Pavel Savelev, Igor Denisov
Overview
1943, territory occupied by German troops. The Soviet intelligence officer is given the task to get behind enemy lines and get secret documents. His task is complicated by the fact that he must complete this task alone and that an insidious and dangerous enemy in the person of the Abwehr counterintelligence captain, who considers it a matter of honor to personally catch a Russian saboteur, is on his trail.

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Directed by
Igor Senkov
Genres
War, History
Starring
Igor Senkov, Pavel Savelev, Igor Denisov
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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
    • war
    • survival
    • deception
    • loyalty
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    war, history
    Directed by
    Igor Senkov
    Written by
    Igor Senkov
    Starring
    Igor Senkov, Pavel Savelev, Igor Denisov, Evgeniy Ivkovich, Andrey Popkov, Artem Bykov, Fyodor Savelyev, Anastasiya Senkova
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Belarus
    Languages
    Russian

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