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Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

1998 · 86 min

A grim, methodical police procedural that sinks you into a dark, tense investigation with a pervasive sense of urban dread.

Directed by: Morten Arnfred
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Stina Rautelin

Overview: A serial killer that decapitates people is on the loose in the Stockholm subway. Martin Beck and his colleagues try to catch the killer, while the panic in the city increases.

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Directed by: Morten Arnfred
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Stina Rautelin

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
violence
obsession
isolation
technology
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	5
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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