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The Night of the 12th

2022 · 114 min

A cold, methodical procedural that slowly seeps into unease, leaving a lingering heaviness about the men it studies and the victim it never stops mourning.

Directed by: Dominik Moll
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Starring: Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Anouk Grinberg

Tagline: Some crimes will haunt you.
Overview: Young and ambitious Captain Vivés has just been appointed group leader at the Grenoble Criminal Squad when Clara's murder case lands on his desk. Vivés and his team investigate Clara's complex life and relations, but what starts as a professional and methodical immersion into the victim's life soon turns into a haunting obsession.

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Directed by: Dominik Moll
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Starring: Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Anouk Grinberg

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
crime
gender
guilt
isolation
Places: small town
workplace
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	9
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Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
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Genres: crime, mystery, drama
Directed by: Dominik Moll
Written by: Dominik Moll, Gilles Marchand
Starring: Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Anouk Grinberg, Mouna Soualem, Pauline Serieys, Théo Cholbi, Johann Dionnet, Thibaut Évrard
Music: Olivier Marguerit
Cinematography: Patrick Ghiringhelli
Runtime: 114 min
Country: Belgium, France
Languages: English, French

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