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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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User Comments:
Beautifully crafted thriller more (7 total)

Cast

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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
Country:
UK | Netherlands | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12
Filming Locations:
Czech Republic
Company:
Meteor Film Productions more

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Beautifully crafted thriller, 12 August 2002
10/10
Author: Paul Dell from New York, U.S.

In my opinion, this is one of the better movies to come out of Europe in the past decade. The film's power lies not, like so many of its Hollywood counterparts, in bombastic displays of action and violence, but rather in a well balanced mix of superb character development and a thoughtful but well-paced plotline. The film functions on many levels and probes deeper into the minds of its characters than almost any other film I've seen.

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