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Boarding Gate

2007 · 106 min

A cold, disorienting plunge into betrayal and survival, where sex and violence blur and the camera keeps you uneasy.

Directed by: Olivier Assayas
Genres: Thriller, Drama
Starring: Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Kelly Lin Hsi-lei

Tagline: She's losing control again.
Overview: A beautiful woman, Sandra, seduces a wealthy businessman, Miles Rennburg. Little does he realise that she has been sent to kill him at the behest of her boyfriend/crime partner, Lester. Controlling all this is Sue, Lester's wife.

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Directed by: Olivier Assayas
Genres: Thriller, Drama
Starring: Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Kelly Lin Hsi-lei

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
obsession
power
crime
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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