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Shame on Dry Land ( Swedish: Syndabocken) is a 2023 drama film directed and written by Axel Petersén. It stars Joel Spira, Christopher Wagelin, and Julia Sporre. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2023.
In his pursuit of redemption, Dimman finds himself on a manic wild goose chase, paved with lies, deceit and bloody murder. Rent Shame on Dry Land on Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Prime...
- Axel Petersén
- Drama, Mystery & Thriller
- Joel Spira
Nov 5, 2023 · Shame on Dry Land is a fascinating character study because Dimman is an enigmatic antihero. Is he to be trusted? Can he be redeemed? The film keeps viewers on tenterhooks as Dimman gets embroiled in various criminal activities. There are large sums of cash, talk of blackmail, and possibly a few murders.
Sep 18, 2023 · Petersén crafts a tight and engrossing thriller that calls back to 1970s neo-noir American films in the way it uses a crime story to look into the moral and psychological makeup of a protagonist both created by and at odds with his environment.
- Elena Lazic
Sep 11, 2023 · The film follows a former fraudster who finds himself deeply involved with a band of Swedish expats — one of whom he previously tried to defraud — sending him on a desperate journey to find redemption.
Sep 19, 2023 · Shame on Dry Land is that rare bird of sensual fusion of commercial Hollywood and European arthouse sensibilities that have yielded challenging special thrillers along the lines of Olivier...
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Oct 17, 2023 · Centred on an extremely anxious former crook seeking forgiveness from his friend and one-time business partner, this sun-soaked Malta-set film is a tense and frequently funny thriller that harks back to the profound humanity and dark, absurdist humour of American neo-noir films from the 1970s.
