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Trust Nobody

2020 · 86 min

Confined and clammy, a video-call murder investigation that tightens its grip as screens shrink the world to suspects and static.

Directed by: Pierre Van Niekerk
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Pierre Van Niekerk, Marie-Louise Gouws, Anne Smit

Tagline: Who's next?
Overview: While the whole country is locked down, an understaffed detective reaches out to a retired police captain to help him solve a murder via video-call. Things quickly escalate as another murder is committed.

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Directed by: Pierre Van Niekerk
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Pierre Van Niekerk, Marie-Louise Gouws, Anne Smit

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
isolation
death
obsession
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller, mystery
Directed by: Pierre Van Niekerk
Written by: Pierre Van Niekerk
Starring: Pierre Van Niekerk, Marie-Louise Gouws, Anne Smit, Philip G. Jacobs
Runtime: 86 min
Country: South Africa
Languages: Afrikaans

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