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Vent mauvais

2007 · 92 min

A quiet, offbeat small-town crime puzzle that simmers with unease and dry wit rather than thrills.

Overview
Sent to repair the computers at a supermarket in a town hit by a storm, a technician discovers some unusual things and is faced with difficult decisions.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • crime
  • deception
  • mystery
  • greed
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Stéphane Allagnon
Starring
Jonathan Zaccaï, Aure Atika, Bernard Le Coq, Florence Thomassin, Guillaume Viry, Saïd Serrari, Jo Prestia, Axelle Abbadie
Music
Jeff Hallam, Frédéric Fortuny
Cinematography
Yves Cape
Runtime
92 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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