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Towards Zero

2007 · 103 min

A polished French whodunit that unfolds with dry wit and quiet tension, inviting you to piece together motives amid elegant family dysfunction.

Directed by: Pascal Thomas
Genres: Thriller
Starring: François Morel, Danielle Darrieux, Melvil Poupaud

Overview: Inviting the ex-wife to a family reunion when the none-too-secure new wife will be there hardly seems to be a recipe for success, and true to form, bodies have begun to stack up by the end of this cinematic update of a classic Agatha Christie tale. Luckily for the extended clan gathered at a sumptuous waterfront estate in Northern France, Inspector Martin Bataille is on hand to find out not only "who done it" but why.

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Directed by: Pascal Thomas
Genres: Thriller
Starring: François Morel, Danielle Darrieux, Melvil Poupaud

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
betrayal
deception
mystery
death
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Pascal Thomas
Written by: Nathalie Lafaurie, François Caviglioli, Clémence de Biéville, Roland Duval
Starring: François Morel, Danielle Darrieux, Melvil Poupaud, Laura Smet, Chiara Mastroianni, Alessandra Martines, Jacques Sereys, Héloïse Wagner
Music: Reinhardt Wagner
Cinematography: Renan Pollès, Olivier Petitjean
Runtime: 103 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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