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THE DARK HOUSE (Dom zły)

dir. Wojciech Smarzowski, cast. Arkadiusz Jakubik, Marian Dziędziel, Kinga Preis / 2009/ Poland / 106 min


A dark crime thriller, mixing rural murder with local political corruption, the film switches between the events leading up to the murder, and the later police investigation, gradually revealing the grim truth of what happened. Combining the emotional depth and complex plotting of the popular Swedish Wallander novels and TVseries with the sharp characterisation, satiric humour and ice snowbound small-town setting of the Coen Bros’ classic Fargo, the film was a multi-award-winner in its native Poland, and has been a big hit at festivals across Europe.

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