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PVC-1 (2007)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Colombia, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Shot in real time, PVC-1 is based on the true story of a woman who is turned into a human time bomb in a bizarre act of terrorism.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, rough, realistic, tense, bleak, serious, psychological thriller, tragic ending
Plot:
profanity, terrorism, against the odds, rescue, danger, race against time, bomb, underground, nihilism, found footage, chases and races, woman in danger, terrorist, farm, woman, gay slur, empire, deadly, railroad track, train track, real time, train tracks
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
colombia
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Duration: 100 min.
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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