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X + YY: Formel des Bösen

1970 · 78 min

A sleazy, unsettling descent into a killer's warped mind, with a grim atmosphere and a slow, methodical police pursuit.

Overview: Playboy Red Mitchell suffers from chromosome malformation X+YY, a dangerous deformity of the libido. At night, driven by inner turmoil, he roams the streets of the city and murders women. Preferably young, pretty girls who become his victims after he has seen them naked in his imagination with his X-ray vision and then undresses them in real life to kill them. But he soon leaves traces behind, and a cunning detective who suspects his chromosomal drive is on Mitchell's trail...
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, violence, crime, madness
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
violence
crime
madness
gender
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong