# Palmetto (1998)

> A wrongfully imprisoned writer is pulled into a staged kidnapping that turns into a seductive maze of noir betrayals.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19273

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Volker Schlöndorff
- Cast: Woody Harrelson, Gina Gershon, Elisabeth Shue, Rolf Hoppe, Michael Rapaport, Chloë Sevigny, Tom Wright, Marc Macaulay
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120782/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: cynical, smoky, seductive, late night thriller viewing, neo-noir double feature

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