Old Town
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Old Town is a rough, crime-ridden red-light district in the fictional Basin City from Frank Miller’s "Sin City" graphic novels and film adaptations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional urban district ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Sin City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInStory |
A Dame to Kill For
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Big Fat Kill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Dwight McCarthy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gail NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Manute NERFINISHED ⓘ Miho NERFINISHED ⓘ Shellie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | territorial disputes ⓘ |
| contentRating | mature themes and graphic violence ⓘ |
| controlledBy | prostitutes of Old Town ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (publication context) ⓘ |
| creator | Frank Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | armed prostitutes ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sin City universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Sin City (original Dark Horse comics series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
neo-noir
ⓘ
noir ⓘ |
| governance | self-governed by prostitutes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementRelationship | tense truce with Basin City police ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalCity | Basin City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film setting
ⓘ
graphic novel setting ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | symbol of moral decay in Basin City ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high crime rate
ⓘ
prostitution ⓘ red-light district ⓘ vigilante justice ⓘ |
| partOf | Basin City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policeJurisdiction | limited police presence ⓘ |
| primaryResidents |
pimps (antagonistic presence)
ⓘ
sex workers ⓘ |
| publisher | Dark Horse Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOf |
Sin City (2005 film)
NERFINISHED
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Sin City comics NERFINISHED ⓘ Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
ⓘ
female empowerment through violence ⓘ sexual exploitation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| visualStyle | high-contrast black-and-white ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.