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Plot

After spending some time with his diplomat father in Germany, a young French medical student returns by train to Paris to resume his studies. He is puzzled by the harsh treatment he receives from customs at the border but doesn't begin to understand why until he gets home and discovers a mummified head in his luggage. He suspects that someone at customs put it there, but is not sure. Instead of reporting the meandering body part, he decides to investigate it using the tools he has as a medical student. It appears to be the head of a Russian who died somewhere in Asia.
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Foreign
Run Time:
139min.
Theatrical Release Date:
10/16/1998
DVD Release Date:
08/24/1999
Distributor(s):
Strand
Director(s):
Arnaud Desplechin
Starring:
Emmanuel Salinger , Thibault de Montalembert , Jean-Louis Richard , Marianne Denicourt
Themes:
Amateur Sleuths
Tone:
Eerie,Paranoid,Tense
Keywords:
diplomat,father,head [body part],investigation,medical-student
Country of Origin:
USA (10-16-1998),France (05-20-1992)
Language:
French