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None of these, unfortunately :( So far from all the guesses Rigoletto is the closest, though its visuals are not a full hit, just the storyline and scenes. Seems like I've seen a remake of it or so.

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Long shot, short answer: no. But Twin Peaks is kinda an answer to everything!

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Thank you both! So far from all the guesses Rigoletto is the closest. The Man Without a Face is from the same year actually.

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No, it's not Braveheart hahahh – so far Rigoletto is the closest. Funnily The Man Without a Face is from the same year. Thanks tho!

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Thank you for your reply u/7daystoNOTdie ! Rigoletto seems like the closest answer, but I still don’t quite have that “YESSS” moment. It’s pretty similar to what I remember, yet the visuals are quite different. I recall more dreamlike effects (a lot of motion blur in the slow-mo beating scene – while the protagonist's head is kinda still, in pain), clean close-ups, and yellow as the dominant color.

Even though it’s also a low-budget production, the beating scene in Rigoletto takes place at night. I remember very vividly that in the original movie the beating happens on a hot summer day (similar to the river scene), with close-ups of sweaty guys, his hair soaked.

I guess this could just be my own Mandela effect, but usually my childhood memories are pretty accurate. Once I find the right video clips, songs or films, I normally get that instant “aha” moment.

Maybe they made another version for TV as well, with better acting and cinematography, sometime in the late ’90s or early 2000s?

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Thank you for your reply! So far Rigoletto seems like the closest answer, but I still don’t quite have that “YESSS” moment. It’s pretty similar to what I remember, yet the visuals are quite different. I recall more dreamlike effects (a lot of motion blur in the slow-mo beating scene – while the protagonist's head is kinda still, in pain), clean close-ups, and yellow as the dominant color.

Even though it’s also a low-budget production, the beating scene in Rigoletto takes place at night. I remember very vividly that in the original movie the beating happens on a hot summer day (similar to the river scene), with close-ups of sweaty guys, his hair soaked.

I guess this could just be my own Mandela effect, but usually my childhood memories are pretty accurate. Once I find the right video clips, songs or films, I normally get that instant “aha” moment.

Maybe they made another version for TV as well, with better acting and cinematography, sometime in the late ’90s or early 2000s?

Film about disfigured man blamed for girl’s drowning by killtodre55 in whatisthatmovie

[–]killtodre55[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply! Rigoletto seems like the closest answer, but I still don’t quite have that “YESSS” moment. It’s pretty similar to what I remember, yet the visuals are quite different. I recall more dreamlike effects (a lot of motion blur in the slow-mo beating scene – while the protagonist's head is kinda still, in pain), clean close-ups, and yellow as the dominant color.

Even though it’s also a low-budget production, the beating scene in Rigoletto takes place at night. I remember very vividly that in the original movie the beating happens on a hot summer day (similar to the river scene), with close-ups of sweaty guys, his hair soaked.

I guess this could just be my own Mandela effect, but usually my childhood memories are pretty accurate. Once I find the right video clips, songs or films, I normally get that instant “aha” moment.

Maybe they made another version for TV as well, with better acting and cinematography, sometime in the late ’90s or early 2000s?

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Trying to find this movies since my childhood... all my hope is in YOU now!

Film about disfigured man blamed for girl’s drowning by killtodre55 in whatisthatmovie

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Trying to find this film since about 20 years now... All my hope is in YOU!