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Pool

1985 · 78 min

A sober Soviet detective procedural that moves deliberately through an investigation, more interested in moral unease than thrills.

Directed by
Vladimir Latyshev
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Leonid Leonidov, Valeriy Poletayev, Oleg Efremov
Overview
A crime has been committed. The worst thing is murder... Who is the culprit? What are the motives for the crime? These and many related questions face police colonel Drobyshev and senior lieutenant Samarin. During the investigation, they encounter young people whose spiritual poverty is terrible in its moral consequences.

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Directed by
Vladimir Latyshev
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Leonid Leonidov, Valeriy Poletayev, Oleg Efremov
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • morality
    • guilt
    • deception
    • justice
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    mystery
    Directed by
    Vladimir Latyshev
    Written by
    Tatyana Yakovleva
    Starring
    Leonid Leonidov, Valeriy Poletayev, Oleg Efremov, Andrey Urgant, Sergey Okman, Sergey Kashevarov, Valentina Nikolaeva, Yelena Solovyova
    Cinematography
    Boris Volokh
    Runtime
    78 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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