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Marion Hansel directed this Belgian-French-Dutch-Spanish drama, adapted from the novel by Damon Galgut, about an escaped criminal (John Lynch), who gets a lift from a minister (Serge-Henri Valcke). Wh... read more read more...en the minister makes a sexual advance, the two skirmish -- leading to the minister's accidental death. After he buries the body at an inactive quarry, the escapee heads for the dead man's destination, where he easily assumes the ministerial position and is accepted by the community -- a situation threatened when small-time thieves realize he's an impostor. In addition to an award for Takashi Kako's music score, this film shared the top award at the 1998 Montreal Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: Marion Hansel

Release Date: January 14, 2000

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DVD Release Date: September 19, 2000

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Daniel Eagan
November 8, 2003
Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International

Despite ambitious themes and an earnest style, this is a predictable, listless film that has little to offer to mainstream audiences. Full Review

David Sterritt
April 2, 2003
David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor

A flawed movie that doesn't always make narrative sense.

Dennis Schwartz
October 29, 2001
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

In trying so hard to be so deep, the film dug a shallow grave for itself. Full Review

Leonard Klady
March 26, 2009
Leonard Klady, Variety

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Lawrence Van Gelder
September 18, 2004
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times

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Jessica Winter
January 1, 2000
Jessica Winter, Village Voice

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Emanuel Levy
July 4, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Diane Selkirk
February 4, 2003
Diane Selkirk, Apollo Guide

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Derek Adams
February 9, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

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Christine James
February 16, 2003
Christine James, Boxoffice Magazine

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