The Deceivers

A tense, brooding descent into obsession and moral compromise, with a constant sense of dread and psychological unease.

Directed by

Nicholas Meyer

Genres

Adventure

Starring

Pierce Brosnan, Shashi Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey

Tagline

How far can a man journey into darkness...and still find his way back?

Overview

India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.

How it feels

Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, identity, corruption, violence

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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