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The Last Game

1982 · 79 min

A quiet, brooding Soviet-era mystery that unfolds slowly, steeped in melancholy and moral unease.

Directed by: Yuli Slupsky
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Starring: Viktor Saraikin, Elena Gabets, Mykola Hrynko

Overview: After a long absence, Igor Balagura returns to his hometown. After learning about the suicide of his friend Stas Olenich, a promising scientist and talented tennis player, the hero begins his own investigation...

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Directed by: Yuli Slupsky
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Starring: Viktor Saraikin, Elena Gabets, Mykola Hrynko

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
grief
justice
guilt
isolation
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: mystery, drama, crime
Directed by: Yuli Slupsky
Written by: Yuli Slupsky
Starring: Viktor Saraikin, Elena Gabets, Mykola Hrynko, Vsevolod Gavrilov, Serhiy Pidhornyi, Oleksandr Zadniprovskyi, Lyudmila Ivanova, Nikolai Dosenko
Cinematography: Vasyl Kurach
Runtime: 79 min
Country: Soviet Union

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