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The Dossier

2015 · 90 min

A grim, claustrophobic web of interrogation and double-cross, keeping you uneasy as loyalties shift and the cost of the prize comes due.

Directed by
Jennifer Darling
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Joceline Brooke-Hamilton, Rami Hilmi, Julia Domenica
Overview
An imprisoned female lawyer, a ruthless Glaswegian gangster, his imprisoned wife and a secret society. Escape, capture, kidnap,interrogation and deception. A prize and its cost. Put them all together and you have, The Dossier.

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Directed by
Jennifer Darling
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Joceline Brooke-Hamilton, Rami Hilmi, Julia Domenica
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • power
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Jennifer Darling
Written by
Malcolm Karpeta, Vic Sawyer
Starring
Joceline Brooke-Hamilton, Rami Hilmi, Julia Domenica, John Prete, Lauren Willis, Zoe Karpeta, Martin Wilkinson
Cinematography
Hywell Phillips
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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