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The Russian Girl

2020 · 60 min

A quiet, brooding return-home thriller that simmers with small-town menace and a glimmer of romance.

Directed by
Aritz Ortiz Flores
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Monika Kowalska, Xosé Núñez, Manuel Larrea
Overview
Returning home after 15 years, a man finds himself faced with an oppressed village, a powerful enemy and a woman who may change his life forever.

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Free in the UK
  • Tubi TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Aritz Ortiz Flores
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Monika Kowalska, Xosé Núñez, Manuel Larrea
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • isolation
  • love
  • justice
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Aritz Ortiz Flores
Written by
Aritz Ortiz Flores
Starring
Monika Kowalska, Xosé Núñez, Manuel Larrea, Eduardo Rosa, José Carlos Valadés
Cinematography
Israel Seoane
Runtime
60 min
Languages
Spanish

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