The Rhythm of Crime

– Old houses in Zagreb are destroyed in order to build new, bigger blocks. A teacher who lives in one ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 29 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Original Name:
Ritam zločina
The Rhythm of Crime (1981) - Also known as Ritam zločina

Old houses in Zagreb are destroyed in order to build new, bigger blocks. A teacher who lives in one of these houses allows a stranger to share his home with him. The stranger has a fascination with statistics, and claims he can predict crimes based on statistical analyses. When a predicted murder did not occur, the stranger is adamant that the whole town will suffer unless a balance is achieved - and he leaves.

Producing Country:
Language:

Croatian

Director:

Zoran Tadic

Writer:

Pavao Pavlicic

Main Actors:

Ivica Vidovic, Fabijan Sovagovic, Bozidarka Frajt, Tomislav Gotovac

Plot:

A single teacher allows a stranger to share his home with him before it is to be torn down by developers. The stranger has a fascination with statistics, and claims he can predict crimes based on statistical analyses. Intrigued by this talent, the teacher tells a married, female friend that the man seems to have done what he claims. Then the numbers show that there is a slip-up and a murder that was supposed to have occurred, did not. The stranger is adamant that a balance has to be achieved or the whole town will suffer - and he leaves.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.9/10