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Colors of Evil: Red

2024 · 112 min

A grim, methodical Polish crime procedural that slowly tightens its grip, balancing investigative detail with raw maternal grief.

Directed by
Adrian Panek
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Jakub Gierszał, Maja Ostaszewska, Zofia Jastrzębska
Overview
When a girl's body is found on a beach in Poland's Tricity, a prosecutor teams up with the victim's mother on an impassioned quest for the truth.

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Directed by
Adrian Panek
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Jakub Gierszał, Maja Ostaszewska, Zofia Jastrzębska
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • grief
  • justice
  • corruption
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Adrian Panek
Written by
Adrian Panek, Łukasz M. Maciejewski
Starring
Jakub Gierszał, Maja Ostaszewska, Zofia Jastrzębska, Andrzej Konopka, Przemysław Bluszcz, Wojciech Zieliński, Andrzej Zieliński, Jan Wieteska
Music
Bartosz Chajdecki
Cinematography
Tomasz Augustynek
Runtime
112 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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