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Around Midnight

1983 · 33 min

A quiet, unsettling chamber piece that lingers on the weight of a terrible gift.

Directed by
Hanka Wlodarczyk
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Jerzy Bończak, Bogusław Sochnacki, Henryk Gęsikowski
Overview
A man has a mysterious power which causes the death of each person he condemns.

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Directed by
Hanka Wlodarczyk
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Jerzy Bończak, Bogusław Sochnacki, Henryk Gęsikowski
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • morality
  • death
  • power
  • fate
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Hanka Wlodarczyk
Written by
Maciej Zembaty
Starring
Jerzy Bończak, Bogusław Sochnacki, Henryk Gęsikowski, Ludwik Kasendra, Włodzimierz Maciudziński, Andrzej Precigs, Eugeniusz Wałaszek, Lech Adamowski
Runtime
33 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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