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Jaalo

2018 · 102 min

A tense, single-take thriller that keeps you leaning forward, tracking a businessman's phone-call nightmare as the police scramble to untangle it.

Overview
A wealthy businessman, Bhupendra Shamsher JBR, receives a threatening phone call that pulls him into a complex web of conspiracy as the police try to help him escape the trap and catch the criminal.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
  • conspiracy
  • crime
  • power
  • deception
  • greed
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Araaj Keshav Giri
Starring
Neer Bikram Shah, Rabindra Khadka, Laxmi Giri, Rajendra KC, Muktaram Acharya, Prakash Shrestha, Menuka Pradhan, Raymon Das Shrestha
Cinematography
Hari Ghale Lama
Runtime
102 min
Country
Nepal
Languages
Nepali

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