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The Universal Theory

2023 · 118 min

A hypnotic, black-and-white Alpine puzzle that drifts between dream and conspiracy, demanding you surrender to its cold, uncanny logic.

Directed by
Timm Kröger
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Overview
Johannes, a doctor of physics, travels with his doctoral supervisor to a scientific congress in the Alps. A series of mysterious incidents occur on site. He meets Karin, a mysterious jazz pianist who seems to know more about him than she can know. Suddenly, mysterious deaths begin to pile up and Johannes tries to uncover the secret under the mountain.

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Directed by
Timm Kröger
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • mystery
  • obsession
  • identity
  • death
  • science
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Genres
mystery, thriller, drama
Directed by
Timm Kröger
Written by
Roderick Warich, Timm Kröger
Starring
Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuß, Philippe Graber, David Bennent, Imogen Kogge, Dirk Böhling
Music
David Schweighart, Diego Ramos Rodriguez
Cinematography
Roland Stuprich
Runtime
118 min
Country
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France
Languages
German, English, French, Italian

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