split-screen poster — Multi-line title with close-up at the top, in monochrome, split layout

A high-contrast black-and-white photographic movie poster is split into three horizontal bands: two portraits separated by a white title band. The top band shows a close-up portrait of a middle-aged Black man in a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, his face half-lit against a pure black background. His expression is stern and watchful, eyes gazing slightly off-camera, with dramatic light sculpting one cheek while the other falls into shadow. In the upper-left corner, the black background is absolute. In the upper-right corner, darkness frames the suited shoulder. The bottom band shows a close-up portrait of a middle-aged white man with wavy dark hair, wearing dark aviator sunglasses and a light-colored jacket over a patterned shirt, also against pure black. His face is turned three-quarters toward the viewer, mouth set in a grim line. In the bottom-left corner, the second portrait's shoulder fades to black. In the bottom-right corner, the jacket's light fabric catches a final highlight. Across the middle band, a white field carries a two-line "TITLE" in large distressed black serif capitals, one word per line. A rough crimson-red slash, like a violent brushstroke, streaks horizontally between the two title lines, its edges feathered and spattered. The title letters are weathered, with eroded textures breaking their edges. The top portrait is cropped tightly at the forehead and shoulders. The bottom portrait is cropped at the chest, the sunglasses reflecting nothing but black. The white band's edges are razor-straight, dividing the frame with graphic precision. Grain is heavy and film-like across both portraits, giving the skin a gritty texture. The suit lapels in the top portrait show subtle pinstripe hints. The patterned shirt in the bottom portrait shows a faint floral motif at the collar. The red slash is the only color in the frame, vibrating against the monochrome. The lighting is stark and noir, with a hard directional key from the side carving each face, bright specular highlights on the cheekbones and sunglass rims, and absolute black shadows swallowing the backgrounds. Overall, the composition balances the two opposing portraits against the stark title band between them, rendered in a palette of pure black, bone white, and a single slash of crimson in a gritty high-contrast photographic style, projecting a mood of cold, adversarial power.