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The Necrophile

2004 · 38 min

An unsettling, quietly strange character study that unsettles more than it shocks, watching an odd man's routine unravel.

Directed by
Philippe Barassat
Genres
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Freddy Bournane, Ilona Szabo, Mohammed Aamoun
Overview
A story of a very ordinary man who just happens to be necrophile. (He is also like to eat cockroaches.) Problems begins when his pretty orphan cousin came to live with him...

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Directed by
Philippe Barassat
Genres
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Starring
Freddy Bournane, Ilona Szabo, Mohammed Aamoun
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • isolation
    • madness
    • identity
    Places
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror6
    Humour3
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, horror, mystery
    Directed by
    Philippe Barassat
    Written by
    Philippe Barassat
    Starring
    Freddy Bournane, Ilona Szabo, Mohammed Aamoun, Jenny Bel'Air, Sissi Duparc, Morgane Maugran, Alain Burosse, Agnès Vallée
    Runtime
    38 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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