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The Last Deadly Mission

2008 · 125 min

A grim, brooding descent into obsession and revenge, carried by a weary, haunted performance and a slow, oppressive atmosphere.

Tagline
Let the hunt begin!
Overview
A washed-up Marseilles cop (Auteuil) earns a chance at redemption by protecting a woman from the man who killed her parents as he is about to be released from prison.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • addiction
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Olivier Marchal
Starring
Daniel Auteuil, Olivia Bonamy, Catherine Marchal, Francis Renaud, Gérald Laroche, Guy Lecluyse, Philippe Nahon, Moussa Maaskri
Music
Bruno Coulais
Cinematography
Denis Rouden
Runtime
125 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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