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"The Intended"
2002
Directed by Kristian Levring

This taut and effective thriller takes place in a Herzog-esque setting, an ivory trading post in the Malaysian jungle circa 1920, and concerns a headstrong young woman, Sarah (Janet McTeer), and her lover Hamish (JJ Feild). The pair set out in search of fortune but what they find instead is a feverish, fire-lit jungle colony where greed, murder, and madness reign. Academy Award winners Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker co-star. "Imagine a sexually charged Heart of Darkness by way of Denmark's bare-bones Dogme 95 and you'll have an idea of what this dark, moody melodrama is like" (David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor).  110 minutes.

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