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Decrypted (2021)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
An outrageous and provocative dark comedy about a mismatched NSA team who kidnap the creator of Bitcoin - Satoshi Nakamoto - and attempt to torture him for the information they need to destroy cryptocurrencies.
Style:
dark comedy, psychological, captivating, satirical, semi serious, thrilling, dark, absurd, black humor, high tension
Plot:
cryptocurrency, satire, kidnapping, torture, agent, abduction, kidnapped, problem, irreverent, political satire, surveillance, conspiracy, national security, moral ambiguity, cybersecurity, espionage, claustrophobia, darkness, blackmail, bureaucracy, urban, media satire, race, prejudice, gender ...
Time:
contemporary
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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