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User Rating:
6.7/10   812 votes
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Director:
Chris Menges
Writers:
Eric Leclere (writer)
Margaret Leclere (writer)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
21 April 1999 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Certaines causes méritent de tout sacrifier. more
Plot:
Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Well-filmed thriller, worth watching. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Daniel Auteuil ... Xavier Lombard

Nastassja Kinski ... Deborah Spitz

Katrin Cartlidge ... Emily
Marianne Denicourt ... Nathalie
Ciarán Hinds ... Carlos
Billie Whitelaw ... Mrs. Spitz
Cyril Shaps ... Mr. Spitz

Bruce Greenwood ... Friedman

Jamie Harris ... Hopper
Hemal Pandya ... Shiva

Billy Smyth ... Boy No 6
Cal Macaninch ... Martin
Mark Benton ... Giant
Michael Liebman ... Peter (as Michael Liebmann)
Joe White ... Barman
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for scenes involving sexual exploitation of children, strong violence, language and some nudity.
Runtime:
102 min
Country:
France | UK | USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Lombard picks up a Walther PPK pistol with the magazine removed. He cycles the slide and then inserts the magazine. Although it appears he was charging the weapon, all he has done is ensure the gun is not loaded (there may be rounds in the mag, but there is no round in the chamber). more
Movie Connections:
Features Sleeping Beauty (1922) more
Soundtrack:
Requiem more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Well-filmed thriller, worth watching., 4 April 2004
9/10
Author: r-e-witt from Brooklyn NY

It is interesting that "8MM," with a plot so similar, came out the same year. I found this film more interesting and believable and far less dark and stomach-turning. It is well-filmed and acted with some interesting locations. The tension is well-metered. I enjoyed the colorfulness of the filming. The cosmopolitan/European flavor lends a great deal. I enjoyed the music as well. I would see this film again with a friend.



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