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Dot the I

2003 · 92 min

A steamy romance that slowly curdles into a cold, manipulative puzzle, leaving you uneasy about who is watching whom.

Directed by
Matthew Parkhill
Genres
Romance, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
Danger is in the details.
Overview
A fiery Spanish woman is about to marry a kind British man when she meets a Brazilian actor who ignites in her a flame of lust she can't ignore.

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Directed by
Matthew Parkhill
Genres
Romance, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • love
  • revenge
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
romance, drama, thriller
Directed by
Matthew Parkhill
Written by
Matthew Parkhill
Starring
Gael García Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, James D'Arcy, Tom Hardy, Charlie Cox, Yves Aubert, Myfanwy Waring, Michael Webber
Music
Javier Navarrete
Cinematography
Affonso Beato
Runtime
92 min
Country
Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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