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Knife Under the Throat

1986 · 80 min

A tense, sleazy stalker thriller that keeps you uneasy and guessing as menace closes in around its heroine.

Overview
A woman posing in erotic magazines is stalked by a maniac who kills the people around her.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • violence
    • identity
    • isolation
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror7
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, thriller, drama
    Directed by
    Claude Mulot
    Written by
    Claude Mulot
    Starring
    Florence Guérin, Alexandre Sterling, Brigitte Lahaie, Natasha Delange, Jean-Pierre Maurin, Pierre Londiche, Francis Lemonnier, Emmanuel Karsen
    Cinematography
    Bruno Affret
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    English, French

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