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Black Island

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After the tragic death of his parents, high school graduate Jonas lives on a North Sea island with his grandfather. It is a time of departure, the time of the first great love. The arrival of the new, young German teacher Helena turns Jonas' life completely upside down. She recognizes and encourages his writing talent and uses this emerging trust to build an intimate relationship with him. However, Jonas has no idea that Helena is pursuing a deadly plan. Black Island is a multi-layered thriller that tells of the disastrous relationship between a student and his teacher.
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T T Average German movie...not bad. The scenery is beautiful. Germany is a beautiful country. It's nice to watch and be exposed to different movie styles from different countries. The biggest problem is the slow/snail's pace of development of the movie. Things only picked up in the last 30 minutes. Alice Dwyer (Helena) is the only talented/serious actor here. She did a very good job. The other actors gave average performances at best. Overall, this is a watchable movie, but just to pass time. The only reason this gets a 3/5 is because of Alice Dwyer (Helena). Otherwise, it doesn't really deserve more than a 2.5/5. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Lucas Esse filme é inesquecível! Nunca irei esquecer dele como simplesmente o pior filme que já assisti. O roteiro é pobre e extremamente mal escrito, as mortes são forçadas e sem sentido, tem várias cenas de um mal gosto INEXPLICÁVEL como uma morte em uma escola cheia onde a assassina carrega o corpo pelos corredores e ninguém nota (a mais bizarra pra mim), uma cena de invasão domiciliar seguida de abuso sexual em que o filme tenta justificar como normal (quase tão bizarra quanto), entre quase todas as outras mortes galhofas do filme e cenas que tentam ser sensuais mas falham miseravelmente. A direção é péssima, o roteiro pior ainda (como dá pra perceber), as atuações são amadoras e apáticas (com exceção da atriz que interpreta a Nina), os personagens são muito mal construídos, detestáveis (principalmente o protagonista) e nenhum deles desperta a simpatia do espectador (de novo, com exceção da Nina), o plot twist é até interessante, mas só piora tudo porque revela que toda aquela trama parte de uma vingança totalmente desproporcional. O filme não tem absolutamente NADA de bom, com exceção da fotografia e da ambientação - parece que esses foram os únicos profissionais que resolveram trabalhar bem nessa produção. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/05/22 Full Review Audience Member the movie is dub, <German> but great story Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Es una película para pasar el rato y nada más; la trama es decente y las actuaciones son pasables; es un thriller alemán muy simple pero efectivo. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A Thriller without a twist. Feels like a chocolate cake without the choco. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful scenery, engaging mystery plot but loose ends could stand to be tied up a little more clearly. The murder scene in the library was very disturbing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After the tragic death of his parents, high school graduate Jonas lives on a North Sea island with his grandfather. It is a time of departure, the time of the first great love. The arrival of the new, young German teacher Helena turns Jonas' life completely upside down. She recognizes and encourages his writing talent and uses this emerging trust to build an intimate relationship with him. However, Jonas has no idea that Helena is pursuing a deadly plan. Black Island is a multi-layered thriller that tells of the disastrous relationship between a student and his teacher.
Director
Miguel Alexandre
Producer
Britta Meyermann, Ann-Kathrin Eicher, Mischa Hofmann
Screenwriter
Lisa Höfer, Miguel Alexandre
Production Co
Netflix
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 18, 2021
Runtime
1h 44m
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