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September 5 2024
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
( Unspecified draft by Moritz Vinder and Tim Fehlbaum, co-written by Alex David)
A tightly written and competently filmed locked-in hostage thriller, approached from an interesting and unusual angle. The actors are on their A-game, really selling the excellent dialogue. The theme of newscasters' responsibilities and influence on the real events they cover, and the messy incentives that push them to do the things they do, is woven throughout the story if you know where to look for it, but…
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Pro's: Ik werd effectief op het verkeerde spoor gezet van de identiteit van de moordenaar.
Cons: Wie het uiteindelijk bleek te zijn sloeg dan ook heu le maal nergens op.
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