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Miséria

2024 · 99 min

A gritty, tense descent into gang life that feels authentic and unrelenting, with a constant sense of dread.

Directed by: Liam Norberg
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: Sebastian Stakset, Ola Rapace, Amanda Renberg

Tagline: Based on Sebastian Stakset's life.
Overview: The suburban criminal Adam's ghetto dreams turn into a nightmare of serious criminality when he is introduced to the network leader Chicago. Will Adam manage to leave the gang alive?

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Directed by: Liam Norberg
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: Sebastian Stakset, Ola Rapace, Amanda Renberg

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: crime
violence
betrayal
survival
redemption
Places: suburbs
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: crime, drama
Directed by: Liam Norberg
Written by: Jimmy Karlsson, Liam Norberg, Sebastian Stakset
Starring: Sebastian Stakset, Ola Rapace, Amanda Renberg, Ulf Stenberg, Felix Engström, Alex Ceesay, Annahita Parsan, Daniel Webb
Music: Birger Clausen
Runtime: 99 min
Country: Sweden
Languages: Swedish

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