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Mute Witness

1995 · 95 min

A tense, dark chase through a creepy studio, blending slasher thrills with crime conspiracy and a clever twist.

Directed by
Anthony Waller
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Crime
Tagline
She won't be silenced.
Overview
When a mute makeup/special effects artist working on a low-budget slasher film gets locked in a dilapidated Moscow movie studio late one night, she thinks she witnesses the making of a snuff film. Thus begins a night of terror.

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Directed by
Anthony Waller
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Crime
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • crime
  • deception
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller, horror, crime
Directed by
Anthony Waller
Written by
Anthony Waller
Starring
Marina Zudina, Fay Ripley, Evan Richards, Igor Volkov, Sergei Karlenkov, Alec Guinness, Aleksandr Pyatkov, Nikolai Pastukhov
Music
Wilbert Hirsch
Cinematography
Egon Werdin
Runtime
95 min
Country
Germany, Russia
Languages
English, Russian

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