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Seven Killings

2023

A dense, shadowy wartime puzzle that keeps you leaning in, tracking loyalties and lies through a claustrophobic world of quiet menace.

Directed by
Gao Qunshu
Genres
Action, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Zhang Yi, Huang Zhizhong, Lang Yueting
Overview
In 1940, within the premises of the Nanjing Security Bureau under the puppet government of Wang Jingwei, various conflicting forces converged, and dangers lurked at every corner. Among them, former history professor Jin Shenshui, inspired by the anti-Japa

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Directed by
Gao Qunshu
Genres
Action, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Zhang Yi, Huang Zhizhong, Lang Yueting
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • war
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, drama, mystery
Directed by
Gao Qunshu
Written by
Xiaoya Mou, Ma Wu, Mai Jia
Starring
Zhang Yi, Huang Zhizhong, Lang Yueting, Cheng Taishen, Sha Yi, Jack Kao, Jin Shijia, Mason Lee
Cinematography
Liu Yin
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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