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Sentinelle

2021 · 80 min

A grim, propulsive revenge thriller that feels tense and emotionally raw, with brutal bursts of violence and a somber, unsettled mood.

Directed by
Julien Leclercq
Genres
Thriller, Action, Drama
Starring
Olga Kurylenko, Marilyn Lima, Michel Nabokoff
Overview
Transferred home after a traumatizing combat mission, a highly trained French soldier uses her lethal skills to hunt down the man who hurt her sister.

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Julien Leclercq
Genres
Thriller, Action, Drama
Starring
Olga Kurylenko, Marilyn Lima, Michel Nabokoff
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • trauma
  • justice
  • family
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, action, drama
Directed by
Julien Leclercq
Written by
Matthieu Serveau, Julien Leclercq
Starring
Olga Kurylenko, Marilyn Lima, Michel Nabokoff, Martin Swabey, Carole Weyers, Andrey Gorlenko, Antonia Malinova, Gabriel Almaer
Music
Charles Monnet
Cinematography
Brecht Goyvaerts
Runtime
80 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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