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Murder in Winter Yalta

2007 · 97 min

A methodical post-Soviet crime procedural that trades action for investigative detail, with a wintry, slightly grim atmosphere.

Directed by
Oleksandr Muratov
Genres
Adventure, Crime
Starring
Oleh Savkin, Hryhorii Bokovenko, Olena Bondareva-Repina
Overview
The public prosecution office of Yalta gets the next scheduled case about the murder in the business-circles. This time the victim is an accountant of one of the big businesses. The investigators set out a lot of leads. But the sphere of the alleged criminals is too wide, and the key will be very uncommon and exticiting.

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Directed by
Oleksandr Muratov
Genres
Adventure, Crime
Starring
Oleh Savkin, Hryhorii Bokovenko, Olena Bondareva-Repina
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • mystery
  • corruption
  • justice
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure, crime
Directed by
Oleksandr Muratov
Written by
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Starring
Oleh Savkin, Hryhorii Bokovenko, Olena Bondareva-Repina, Mykhailo Zhonin, Oleh Prymohenov, Mustafa Kurtmullaev, Yuriy Rudchenko, Ihor Slobodskyi
Music
Serhiy Hrymalskyi
Cinematography
Volodymyr Bass
Runtime
97 min
Country
Ukraine

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