
WΔZ
Would you kill the one you love to save yourself from death?
Directed by Tom Shankland
Produced by Vertigo Films, UK Film Council
A dark, philosophically driven neo-noir thriller that uses mathematical symbolism and graphic violence to explore the impossible moral choice between self-preservation and love.
There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott unearth the meaning of the odd equation and realise each victim is being offered a gruesome choice: kill your loved ones, or be killed. Before long it becomes clear that the perpetrator has suffered a similar fate and is now coping by seeking a way to solve this philosophical dilemma.
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Questions people ask
Is WΔZ scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is WΔZ easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Is WΔZ violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.
Does WΔZ end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is WΔZ sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
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Like WΔZ
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as WΔZ
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like WΔZ, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like WΔZ, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like WΔZ, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































