Shylock's Children
A circle of law students, dubbed 'Sherlock's Children', convenes in a secret university club. Bound by sharp intellects and shadowy pasts, they find their academic sanctuary shattered by a mysterious murder on campus. Driven by a mix of intellectual arrogance and hidden guilt, they launch an unofficial investigation, meticulously applying the great detective's methods. Each clue unravels the university's pristine facade, exposing layers of institutional corruption and personal vendettas. As they edge closer to the killer, the line between justice and obsession blurs, threatening to consume their futures and the very truths they seek to uphold.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | シャイロックの子供たち |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Japan |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Crime |
| Director | Katsuhide Motoki |
| Runtime | 122 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.6/10 (7 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film is a compelling hybrid, weaving a tight-knit campus mystery with a poignant study of youthful ambition colliding with moral ambiguity. Its strength lies in portraying the investigation as a mirror, reflecting the characters' own fractured selves rather than a simple puzzle to be solved.
What lingers after the final clue is placed is a profound unease about the seduction of playing detective and the shadows knowledge can cast on a young mind. It's a cautionary tale about the cost of truth. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Katsuhide Motoki
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The hushed tension of late-night libraries, the sterile glow of computer screens in empty labs, the whispered debates in secluded club rooms.
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