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Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case
Documentary · Crime · 2020
When journalist Kim Wall disappears after boarding inventor Peter Madsen's submarine, his changing story about her fate masks a terrifying truth.
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Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case
2020 Documentary · Crime 1h 30m
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6.6 / 10
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When journalist Kim Wall disappears after boarding inventor Peter Madsen's submarine, his changing story about her fate masks a terrifying truth.
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Who fights over Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Directed by
Emma Sullivan
Kim Wall
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Peter Madsen
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Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.