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Death and the Compass Movie Review Summary

Actors: Peter Boyle, Christopher Eccleston, Miguel Sandoval, Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

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Based on a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, DEATH AND THE COMPASS is a movie written and directed by Alex Cox between 1992 and 1996.
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Detective Erik Lonnrot is a very special detective. He has the incredible ability to turn a very simple case into a most complicated matter. Now he's persuaded that the man responsible for the murder case he has to solve will follow a geometrical progression for his next murders. Will Lonnrot and his compass succeed in finding him ?
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Plot & Themes

Time/era of movie:    -   1980's-1999 Crime & Scandal    -   Yes Story of    -   catching brutal killer/stalker

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   police/lawman Age:    -   60's-90's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White American

Setting

Desert?    -   Yes City?    -   Yes City:    -   dirty, grimy (like New York)    -   dangerous Misc setting    -   fancy mansion    -   prison    -   resort/hotel    -   bar

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   very explicit references to deaths and torture Is this movie based on a    -   book

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