A customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while aiding a police investigation which will call into question her entire existence.
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Director:
Steve McQueen
Stars:
Viola Davis,
Michelle Rodriguez,
Elizabeth Debicki
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Director:
Benedikt Erlingsson
Stars:
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir,
Jóhann Sigurðarson,
Juan Camillo Roman Estrada
A customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while aiding a police investigation which will call into question her entire existence.
The subplot about the pedophile ring was invented for the film and not present in the original short story. Perhaps it could be seen as a nod to John Ajvide Lindqvist's earlier novel "Let the Right One In", which included a subplot about pedophiles which was omitted from the film adaptation. See more »
Nordic folklore is a basis for this noir tale which stays close enough to the mainstream to keep that market fascinated also.
But the theme is more than a little weird and you can't help marvel at the transformation the make up people did to the lead actress.
Although it centres around a Customs officer, the setting is a rather rural port with ferry passengers arriving from (presumably) Finland. She lives in the backwoods, inhabited by wildlife which gets a fair share of the screen time, all well presented.
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Nordic folklore is a basis for this noir tale which stays close enough to the mainstream to keep that market fascinated also.
But the theme is more than a little weird and you can't help marvel at the transformation the make up people did to the lead actress.
Although it centres around a Customs officer, the setting is a rather rural port with ferry passengers arriving from (presumably) Finland. She lives in the backwoods, inhabited by wildlife which gets a fair share of the screen time, all well presented.