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Strangler vs Strangler

1984 · 93 min

A deadpan, offbeat blend of serial-killer horror and absurd comedy, with a grimy urban atmosphere and eccentric characters.

Directed by
Slobodan Šijan
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Horror
Overview
When it comes to crime, Belgrade is same as any other modern metropolis, except for having its own serial killers. That blank is filled when a flower salesman begins strangling women. A popular, but very disturbed rock star soon becomes telepathically connected with the killer.

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Directed by
Slobodan Šijan
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • madness
  • crime
  • media
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, thriller, horror
Directed by
Slobodan Šijan
Written by
Nebojša Pajkić, Slobodan Šijan
Starring
Taško Načić, Srđan Šaper, Rahela Ferari, Nikola Simić, Sonja Savić, Branislav Zeremski, Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablić, Radmila Savićević
Runtime
93 min
Country
Yugoslavia
Languages
Serbo-Croatian

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