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Mind Games (2001)

Mind Games poster
Directed by
Richard Standeven
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former nun who now works as a criminal profiler is called to investigate the ritualistic murders of two women. She uses her unique insights to pursue a dangerous killer.

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What happens

Mind Games was a one-off British crime drama broadcast on ITV on 6 January 2001, starring Fiona Shaw as the protagonist, Frances O'Neill, a former nun turned criminal profiler who is called in to investigate the horrific ritualistic murders of two middle-aged women. Written by Lynda La Plante and directed by Richard Standeven, the film gathered 6.91m viewers. The DVD of the film was released on 23 July 2007. In the United States, the film aired on PBS during the Lynda La Plante season, which also included broadcasts of Prime Suspect, Trial & Retribution and Supply & Demand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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