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Execution Day

2018 · 95 min

A grim, claustrophobic procedural that dwells on the mechanics of state killing and the dread of the condemned.

Directed by
Jalaladdin Gasimov
Genres
History, Drama, Action
Starring
Ajdar Zeynalov, Sabir Mammadov, Rovshan Karimdukht
Overview
Execution Day feature movie demonstrates the process of execution, its rules and other details in the USSR. In the movie we have shot the prison life of an innocent kolkhoz chairman and the most dangerous offender who is sentenced to execution.

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Directed by
Jalaladdin Gasimov
Genres
History, Drama, Action
Starring
Ajdar Zeynalov, Sabir Mammadov, Rovshan Karimdukht
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • justice
  • power
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
history, drama, action, thriller
Directed by
Jalaladdin Gasimov
Written by
Jalaladdin Gasimov
Starring
Ajdar Zeynalov, Sabir Mammadov, Rovshan Karimdukht
Runtime
95 min
Country
Azerbaijan
Languages
Azerbaijani

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