2009 · action · crime · thriller
Diamond 13
Directed by Gilles Béhat1h 42m2009
A cop goes up against his lifelong friend, who has become one of the city's biggest drug traffickers.
Our read: Diamond 13 (2009) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded action · crime · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured action / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
- cold
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