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Léon Trotsky - Un homme à abattre

2022 · 52 min

A tense, absorbing historical thriller that cross-cuts between a hunted exile's daily life and the cold mechanics of his assassination.

Directed by: Elin Kirschfink, Marie Brunet-Debaines
Genres: Documentary, History
Starring: Carole Bianic

Overview: On August 21, 1940, Trotsky was assassinated in Mexico City, after eleven years of exile. The killer, Ramon Mercader, a young Spanish communist, was a character straight out of a spy movie. He was recruited in 1937 by Stalin's secret service when the latter decided to eliminate Trotsky, that tireless opponent. Through the epic story of Trotsky's last years in exile in Mexico, enriched with flashbacks to his political past, this film, a true historical thriller, offers a cross-narrative between Trotsky's life in exile and the setting up, at the same time, of "Operation Duck", the code name for his assassination.

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Directed by: Elin Kirschfink, Marie Brunet-Debaines
Genres: Documentary, History
Starring: Carole Bianic

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
betrayal
obsession
power
death
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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