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Direct Contact

2009 · 90 min

A gritty, fast-paced action thriller with a stoic hero, corrupt villains, and a touch of romance, offering straightforward, explosive entertainment.

Directed by: Danny Lerner
Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Gina May, Michael Paré

Tagline: They thought he was dead... They were dead wrong.
Overview: An imprisoned ex-US Special forces operative in Eastern Europe, is offered his freedom and money to rescue an American woman, who has been kidnapped by a ruthless warlord. But, shortly after freeing her discovers that the kidnap story was just a ruse to bring her out into the open.

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Directed by: Danny Lerner
Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Gina May, Michael Paré

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
survival
corruption
love
redemption
Places: prison
countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	8
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, adventure, thriller
Directed by: Danny Lerner
Written by: Les Weldon
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Gina May, Michael Paré, Bashar Rahal, James Chalke, Vladimir Vladimirov, Raicho Vasilev, Nikolay Stanoev
Music: Stephen Edwards
Cinematography: Ross W. Clarkson
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Germany, United States of America
Languages: English

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