Summary
A medical intern finds himself drawn into a world of international intrigue after discovering a shrunken human head in his luggage.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 67
Audience score70%
IMDb6.4
Running time
2 h 19 min
Longer than 9 in 10 thrillers, +35 min on the typical 104
typical 104139Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
1992
May 20, 1992
34 years ago
Genre
ThrillerLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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Emmanuel SalingerMathias Barillet
Thibault de MontalembertJean-Jacques
Jean-Louis RichardBleicher
Valérie DrévilleNathalie
Marianne DenicourtMarie Barillet
Jean-Luc BouttéVarins
Bruno TodeschiniWilliam Mahé
Philippe DuclosMacaigne- FDFabrice DesplechinSimon Acher
Emmanuelle DevosClaude
Philippe LaudenbachThe Priest
Szabó LászlóPamiat
Alexis NitzerConsul
Nadine AlariMme. Barillet- JDJean-Pierre Ducosle douanier
Stéphane ThiébautUn étudiant en médecine
Louis-Do de LencquesaingUn étudiant en médecine
Mathieu AmalricUn étudiant en médecine
Jeanne BalibarFiguration à la fête (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Arnaud Desplechin Director, Scenario Writer
Writing · 3
- Noémie Lvovsky Adaptation, Casting
- Pascale Ferran Adaptation
- Emmanuel Salinger Adaptation
Production · 4
- Pascal Caucheteux Producer
- Nicole Arbib Producer
- Grégoire Sorlat Producer
- Marc Bellini Casting
Camera · 4
- Julien Hirsch Director of Photography
- Olivier Chambon Director of Photography
- Caroline Champetier Director of Photography
- Arthur Le Caisne Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- François Gédigier Editor
Sound · 1
- Marc Oliver Sommer Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Antoine Platteau Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Agnès Falque Costume Design
- Valérie Pozzo di Borgo Costume Design
- Bernadette Beaudet Costume Design
- Franck Berteau Hairstylist
- Bernard Floch Key Makeup Artist
- Reiko Kruk Makeup Designer
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