Edge of Darkness
■ Basic Data
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Country | United States |
| Director | Martin Campbell |
| Cast | Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic |
| Genre | Crime thriller film |
■ Title Language Table
| Language | Text | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| English | Edge of Darkness | – |
| Español | Al límite | Al limite |
| Français | Hors de contrôle | Hors de controle |
| Deutsch | Auftrag Rache | Auftrag Rache |
| Português | No Limite das Sombras | No Limite das Sombras |
| Italiano | Fuori controllo | Fuori controllo |
| Русский | Возмездие | Vozmezdiye |
| 中文（简体） | 黑暗边缘 | – |
| 中文（繁體） | 驚爆萬惡城 | – |
| 한국어 | 엣지 오브 다크니스 | Etji Obeu Dakeuniseu |
| ไทย | – | – |
| Tiếng Việt | Bên rìa bóng tối | Ben ria bong toi |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Edge of Darkness | Edge of Darkness |
| 日本語 | 復讐捜査線 | Fukushū Sōsasen |
■ One-Line Definition
👉 A work that depicts a structure in which paternal grief and institutional conspiracy collide within a murder investigation tied to corporate and state power
■ Synopsis
A detective investigates his daughter’s murder and uncovers a network of corporate, political, and security interests behind her death.
■ RECIPE Tags
#PaternalGrief #InstitutionalConspiracy #TruthAndRevenge #StateViolence #CorporateSecrecy
■ Primary Axis
- Entry: Personal grief as investigation
Reason: A private loss becomes the force that breaks through an official narrative.
Related Film: Mystic River - Middle: Corporate secrecy and state protection
Reason: Institutional power shields criminal truth behind legality, influence, and security language.
Related Film: The Constant Gardener - Core: Revenge inside corrupted justice
Reason: The search for truth becomes inseparable from retaliation when legal order protects the guilty.
Related Film: The Parallax View
■ Secondary Axes
- Whistleblower death: Hidden knowledge turns an individual into a target of systemic erasure.
Related Film: The Insider - Father against the system: A parent’s pursuit of truth confronts machinery larger than personal justice.
Related Film: In the Name of the Father
■ Person
- Director: Martin Campbell
- Cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic
■ Structural Tags
#ConspiracyStructure #PaternalInvestigation #InstitutionalCoverup
■ Attribute Tags
#UnitedStates #2010Film #TelevisionAdaptation
