Smoke Signals
Film202495 min

Smoke Signals

Taste attributes: thrillerdramafresh & originalheavyintricatecomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeAn intricate thriller, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

2012, John Dalli, the European Commissioner for Health, is accused of corruption and influence peddling related to the tobacco industry. French Member of the European Parliament José Bové, maverick politician and prominent figure of the environmental party, suspects a setup by the tobacco manufacturer Swedish Match, potentially involving the President of the European Commission, José Barroso. Standing alone against all odds, he decides to investigate and unravel this story, which shook the foundations of the entire European institutions.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Bouli LannersThomas VDBCéleste BrunnquellWim WillaertLisa Karlström

Details

Genre
Thriller
Year
2024
Runtime
95 min
Status
Released
Studio
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
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