Type of Thriller

What Type of Thriller is our Film?

I would say that because of the events that occur in our opening it would be fair to say that the film crosses over two sub-genres, these being crime thriller and psychological thriller. 

The film fits the crime thriller genre because of the fixation around the crime that is committed (murder) and also the shady meet up that revolves around the contents of the bag. As crime thrillers often focus on the villains instead of the police, it seems relevant as we focus on the killer (Bill) and also the two characters meeting up over the contents of the bag (John and Hanna). The claustrophobic city location is also reminiscent of crime thriller locations such as the city in 'The Killing' and 'Se7en'.

Copenhagen, the city used for 'The Killing'

The film also slightly crosses over into the psychological thriller genre because of the character Bill. He has a fixation with the bag that John carries and will not stop at anything to retrieve it, this sort of mental/emotional aspect does fit with the genre. The way Bill pray's on the other characters could be linked with others like Travis Bickle from 'Taxi Driver' and David from 'Shallow Grave'. Much like Travis Bickle, Bill also relies a lot on his vehicle.

Travis Bickle from 'Taxi Driver', a mentally unstable character that could be linked to Bill.

David from 'Shallow Grave'