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6.5/10   263 votes
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Writers:
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (novel)
Doug Magee (writer)
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Release Date:
18 January 1996 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
To get inside a killer's head, a cop must pick the next victim... before the killer does.
Plot:
A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them as bait for a serial killer. | add synopsis
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A well crafted film featuring a wonderful character actor more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Richard E. Grant ... Viktor Marek
Lynsey Baxter ... Milena Tatour, Anna's mother
Perdita Weeks ... Anna Tatour
Simon Cadell ... Vladimir Kozant

Thom Hoffman ... Alexi Berka
James Laurenson ... Pavel Nowak
Heathcote Williams ... Stephan Nuslauer
Roger Sloman ... Ludek Dittmayer
Gerard Thoolen ... Jan Pastorek

Elizabeth McKechnie ... Eva Pastorek
Joanna Dickens ... Old Woman
Jade Hope ... Jana Kaisler
Vladimir Kulhavy ... Martin Wittman
Boudewijn de Groot ... Dog Owner
Robert Cavanah ... Policeman Caves
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tod im kalten Morgenlicht (Germany)
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Runtime:
Argentina:106 min | Netherlands:107 min | USA:101 min | UK:96 min
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Czech Republic

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Movie Connections:
Version of The Pledge (2001) more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
A well crafted film featuring a wonderful character actor, 21 January 2001
8/10
Author: Halfdan Bau-Madsen from Philadelphia, PA

Not having seen the original (In Broad Daylight, if I'm not mistaken), I viewed this film without preexisting expectations and loved it. It's very suspenseful without using formulaic devices and had a really rich pace and rhythm. The characters are very real and three-dimensional and Richard E. Grant gives a wonderful performance (as always, IMHO). I tend to enjoy films that feature character actors in leading roles. They don't have the off-screen persona that tends to overwhelm character portrayal as sometimes happens with conventional leading men and ladies. Sorry about the digression. If you like suspense-thrillers that are intense without displaying a great deal of frenzied action, you'll like this movie.

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