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Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley (2007)
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Original name: Dead Clever
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When Julie Bottomley discovers her husband of 10 years has been sleeping with her sister, her first instinct is to kill him. However, rather than risk life imprisonment herself, she devises a better plan to get revenge on Ian by faking her own death and framing him for murder. But can she resist the temptation to let her jailed husband know just how "Dead Clever" she's been?
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, black comedy, dark comedy, psychological thriller, dark, ironic, twisted
Audience:
adult
Plot:
infidelity, faked death, revenge, deception, betrayal, adultery, lie, female protagonist, marital infidelity, british, death, adulterous husband, unfaithful husband, plan, scheming, unfaithful, presumed dead, renegade, adulterer, murder, manipulation, scheme, moral ambiguity, domestic drama, cat and mouse ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
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Story:
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Story:
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