2020 · drama · thriller · political
The Hater
Directed by Jan Komasa2h 16m2020
A duplicitous young man finds success in the dark world of social media smear tactics — but his virtual vitriol soon has violent real-life consequences.
Our read: The Hater (2020) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded drama · thriller · political entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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