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Locarno Competition: Christoph Hochhäusler’s Hitwoman Thriller ‘Death Will Come,’ Set in ‘Semi-Glamorous’ Brussels, Drops a Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

Christoph Hochhäusler’s hitwoman thriller departs from the typical glamor and violence of the crime genre.

Sold by Italy’s True Colors, the film sees Tez, a hitwoman played by Sophie Verbeeck (“All About Them,”), tasked to avenge the death of a crime boss’s courier. As a spectator, I am usually willing to go to greater lengths, investing in the fiction so to speak, if the better part of a character stays in the dark,” he shared, emphasizing the delicate balance required in storytelling. Films like Robert Altman’s ‘The Long Goodbye’ with Elliot Gould, Dustin Hoffman in ‘Straight Time’ (Ulu Grosbard), and Michael Mann’s ‘80s neo-noir “Thief,” are particularly dear to him.

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