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WΔZ

2007 · 104 min

A relentless descent into urban darkness, forcing you to confront gruesome moral dilemmas alongside the detectives.

Directed by: Tom Shankland
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror
Starring: Selma Blair, Melissa George, Stellan Skarsgård

Tagline: Would you kill the one you love to save yourself from death?
Overview: There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott unearth the meaning of the odd equation and realise each victim is being offered a gruesome choice: kill your loved ones, or be killed. Before long it becomes clear that the perpetrator has suffered a similar fate and is now coping by seeking a way to solve this philosophical dilemma.

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Directed by: Tom Shankland
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror
Starring: Selma Blair, Melissa George, Stellan Skarsgård

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
morality
guilt
obsession
violence
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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