Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart

Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart

Directed by Cédric Anger

Produced by Mars Films, Sunrise Films

2014111 min6.0 / 10

A dark, psychologically complex true-crime thriller about a shy policeman who becomes a serial killer, exploring the corruption of authority and the fracturing of identity.

Between 1978 and 1979, the inhabitants of the Oise are in fear of a maniac who kills several hitchhikers and escape the police. He was then dubbed "the killer of the Oise" is actually a shy young policeman who will investigate his own murder, only to lose control of the situation.

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  • Is Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Does Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

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Conventional, and it does not land.

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