Director:
Borys LankoszCámara:
Lucas BielanMúsica:
Abel KorzeniowskiReparto:
Robert Więckiewicz, Jerzy Trela, Magdalena Walach, Aleksandra Hamkało, Krzysztof Pieczynski, Andrzej Zieliński, Zohar Strauss, Iwona Bielska (más)Sinopsis(1)
This mystery thriller takes place in a small sleepy town shocked by a series of ritual murders. A seasoned prosecutor untangles evidence, testimonies and historical documents dealing with Polish-Jewish relationships. In the mess of false leads and anti-Semitic stereotypes he searches for something that would put him on the track of the killer. (Summer Film School)
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Adaptation of Miłoszewski's original, which has dense atmosphere, excellent cast and is stylish in terms of following genre of "northern noir", where sociological and social overlaps and historical Polish skeletons are addressed. Więckiewicz enjoys this pragmatically cynical approach, which is hardly surprising, since he has been so good in this area that his movies became simply must-watch purely because of him. However, all the strong points are overshadowed by his biggest snag. The creators scores their own goal by the way how straightforward the local investigation is, clearly build up in the style of mediocre genre movies and, thanks to that, completely predictable from the very beginning. Considering that you need to wait so much time until the main character finally understands what you already know from the very beginning after having watched the complex investigation of all suspect that is required by the genre rules, it can hardly be considered a successful crime movie. Paradoxically, it is better and more interesting thanks to its overlap rather than the genre level.
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