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La soledad del manager

1999 · 90 min

A slow, shadowy Mediterranean detective yarn where small leads unravel into corporate menace, leaving a lingering sense of quiet unease.

Directed by
Merzak Allouache
Genres
Crime
Starring
Juanjo Puigcorbé, Valeria Marini, Jean Benguigui
Overview
Carvalho is investigating the murder of a man by a prostitute, according to the job the man's wife has given him. But he cannot imagine that the issue goes far beyond and is at a much bigger scale than anyone may think. There is a large multinational behind all the deaths that happen while the investigation is taking place, and economic interests will put Carvalho and his friends in danger.

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Directed by
Merzak Allouache
Genres
Crime
Starring
Juanjo Puigcorbé, Valeria Marini, Jean Benguigui
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • corruption
  • power
  • crime
  • deception
  • greed
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
crime
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
90 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy, Spain
Languages
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