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Back Up!

2019

A serious, slow-burning investigative drama that follows journalists digging into buried state secrets, feeling tense and morally weighty.

Directed by
Christophe Gros-Dubois
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
Starring
Astrid Bahiya, Kamal Moummad, Sylvain Charbonneau
Overview
Today, death of a project youth following a police control - 25 years ago, disappearance of an activist - The journalists from "Back Up!", an alternative media, are investigating - Their opponent? The State determined to keep control over the Republic's forgotten territories.

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Directed by
Christophe Gros-Dubois
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
Starring
Astrid Bahiya, Kamal Moummad, Sylvain Charbonneau
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • power
  • race
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, tv movie
Directed by
Christophe Gros-Dubois
Written by
Franck Gros-Dubois, Christophe Gros-Dubois
Starring
Astrid Bahiya, Kamal Moummad, Sylvain Charbonneau, Dominique Lollia, Ricky Tribord, Lucile Jaillant, Aïda Asgharzadeh, Hyam Zaytoun
Music
Olivier Pham Van Tham, Philippe Pham Van Tham
Cinematography
Thomas Collard
Country
France
Languages
French

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