History Film / TheBloodyOlive

* MutualKill: Werner mentions this as a valid scenario explaining the death of both Sam and Mylène.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: In the last scene, the police officer is looking straight into the camera and directing some words of warning towards the viewer.

* ImpairmentShot: The shaky camera movement and blurry vision when Werner sinks down in the kitchen thanks to the poisoned drink. Happens to a lesser extend when Mylène collapses from Sam's TranquillizerDart.

* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Werner and Sam exploit Mylène's heart condition and make her die of shock to collect the insurance and inheritance money.

* NotQuiteDead: All thee murder victims exemplify this, round robin.

* UnwittingPawn: Every characters was played by another character at some point.

''The Bloody Olive'' is a 1997 BlackComedy ShortFilm from Belgium in style of a classic FilmNoir. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CS7sdva_K0 The film]] is [[DancingBear noted]] for its GambitPileup plot.

* ShockingSwerve[[invoked]]: [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]], with plot twist after plot twist with little rhyme or reason.

* YourCheatingHeart: Sam and Mylène pretend to be having an affair at one point.

* ForeignLanguageTitle: It's a Belgium movie in Dutch language with an English title.

''The Bloody Olive'' is a 1997 BlackComedy ShortFilm in style of a classic FilmNoir. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CS7sdva_K0 The film]] is [[DancingBear noted]] for its GambitPileup plot.

* FailedASpotCheck: No-one takes the time to verify the victim's death.

* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: Werner kills Sam and plans to pin the InsuranceFraud on his dead partner.

* ImpairmentShot: The shaky camera movement and blurry vision when Werner sinks down in the kitchen thanks to the poisoned drink.

* TheEnd: The last shot of Werner and Mylène embracing is overlaid with a title card reading "The End".

* FaceFramedInShadow: The shadow cast on Mylène's face after she gives Sam a MultipleGunshotDeath.

* HollywoodHeartAttack: Mylène is mentioned to have a heart condition. Later in a rush of anxiety, she clutches her chest and collapsed dead in a couple of seconds.

* IrisOut: The last shot of the movie irises out on Werner and Mylène's faces.
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: After killing Mylène with a TranquillizerDart, Sam gloats about how he did the same to the managing director two months ago. It becomes his downfall due to the EngineeredPublicConfession.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Werner and Sam exploit Mylène's heart condition and make her die of shock to collect the insurance and inheritance money.

* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Instant murder is the only choice of negotiation.

* [[HeKnowsTooMuch She Knows Too Much]]: Sam murders Mylène for witnessing him killing Werner.

* ShockingSwerve[[invoked]]: [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]], with plot twist after plot twist with little rhyme or reason

* GenreSavvy: All three characters survive the murder attacks through preparation or FakingTheDead.

''The Bloody Olive'' is a 1997 BlackComedy ShortFilm in style of a classic FilmNoir. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CS7sdva_K0 The film]] is [[DancingBear noted] for its GambitPileup plot.

''The Bloody Olive'' is a 1997 BlackComedy ShortFilm in style of a classic FilmNoir. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CS7sdva_K0 The film]] is noted for its GambitPileup plot.

Christmas Eve, 1951. Werner and Mylène are looking forward to a cosy evening of turkey and presents when the doorbell rings. This is the beginning of a night full of surprises where nothing is what it seems to be.

* BlackMail: Sam threatens Werner to expose him of fraud if he doesn't resign and hand him the peculated money.

* EngineeredPublicConfession: [[spoiler:What Mylène, Werner and the police planned for Sam]]. It worked out because the latter couldn't resist engaging in a JustBetweenYouAndMe monologue.

* SheKnowsTooMuch: Sam murders Mylène for witnessing him killing Werner.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The reason why Mylène murders Sam after latter poisoned Werner.

''The Bloody Olive'' is a 1997 BlackComedy ShortFilm in style of a classic FilmNoir. [[http://vimeo.com/12487814 The film]] is noted for its GambitPileup plot.

* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: HandWaved by Mylène in a scene towards the end, when she explains to a bystander that she was vaccinated against all types of poisons, which rendered Sam's poison arrow ineffective.

* [[HeKnowsTooMuch She Knows Too Much]]: Sam murders Mylène for witnessing him killing Werner.

'''''The Bloody Olive''''' is a 1997 BlackComedy ShortFilm in style of a classic FilmNoir. [[http://vimeo.com/12487814 The film]] is noted for its GambitPileup plot.

'''''The Bloody Olive''''' is a 1997 BlackComedy ShortFilm in style of a classic FilmNoir. The film is noted for its GambitPileup plot.

Christmas Eve 1951. Werner and Mylène are looking forward to a cosy evening of turkey and presents when the doorbell rings. This is the beginning of a night full of surprises where nothing is what it seems to be.

* GambitPileup: Taking it UpToEleven. Well, actually there are 12 or 13 twists.

* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: Mylène mentions that she is vaccinated against all types of poisons, which is why Sam's poison arrow had no effect on her.

* PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo: In an [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome offscreen moment]], Werner exchanges the poisoned glass of champaign with a glass of sparkling water.

* YourCheatingHeart: Sam and Mylène pretent to be having an affair at one point.

* ScareChord: The famous psycho staccato is heared when Sam stabs Werner the first time.

'''''The Bloody Olive''''' is a 1997 BlackComedy ShortFilm in style of a Classic FilmNoir. The film is noted for its GambitPileup plot.

* GambitPileup: Taking it UpToEleven. Well, actually there are 12 or 13 twist.

* YourCheatingHeart: Sam and Mylène pretent to be having an affair at one point.