The Killing Gene
2007 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 5.5 · 62% critics
A string of brutal bodies turns up in a grim city, some marked with a strange equation carved into their skin. As investigators dig into the symbol, they uncover a killer forcing victims into an impossible moral choice—hurt someone they love or die—turning the case into a race against time and conscience.
Also known as WAZ · Équation Meutrière · Devil's Algebra · WΔZ
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Details
- Original title
- WΔZ
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-05-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (214 votes)
About
If you like bleak, nasty serial-killer thrillers with moral dilemmas and bursts of gore, this may land for you; Not for you if you want a fun, light watch or low violence—think Martyrs or Eden Lake.
Pros: grim, absorbing mystery; thought-provoking moral hook; strong lead performances | Cons: very graphic violence; uneven suspense for some; finale divides viewers
Themes
- police
- chase
- psychopath
- detective
- investigation
- revenge
- slasher
- torture
- drugs
- death
- evil
- neo-noir
Cast & crew
Selma Blair
as Jean Lerner
Melissa George
as Helen Westcott
Stellan Skarsgård
as Eddie Argo
Sally Hawkins
as Elly Carpenter
John Sharian
as Jack Corelli
Paul Kaye
as Gelb
Michael Wildman
as O'Hare
Ashley Walters
as Daniel Leone
Tom Hardy
as Pierre Jackson
Alibe Parsons
as Miss Allaway
Directed by Tom Shankland