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Dusk for a Hitman

2023 · 105 min

A slow-burning, brooding crime drama that immerses you in the tense, morally murky world of a hitman squeezed between loyalty and survival.

Tagline: The hunter becomes the hunted.
Overview: 1979. Donald Lavoie is a fearsome hitman who works under the orders of Claude Dubois, head of the Montreal South-West mob. Donald is tasked to take under his wing new recruit Serge Rivard, a hotheaded small-time crook who soon compromises him in a botched double murder. Donald avoids justice thanks to the Dubois clan's lawyers, but this is only a temporary setback for Detective Sergeant Roger Burns, who wants to convince Lavoie to become an informer.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, loyalty, betrayal, power
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
loyalty
betrayal
power
corruption
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild