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The Sentinel is a french film of genre Thriller directed by Arnaud Desplechin with Emmanuel Salinger

The Sentinel (1992)

The Sentinel
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Length 2h19
OriginFrance
Genres Thriller
Themes Spy films,    Politique,    Political films
Rating64% 3.248783.248783.248783.248783.24878

The Sentinel (French: La sentinelle) is a 1992 French thriller film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.

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En septembre 1991, Mathias Barillet décide de quitter la République fédérale d'Allemagne, où il est né et a grandi car son défunt père était attaché militaire à Aix-la-Chapelle, pour venir finir ses études de médecine en France. Dans le train, emmené manu militari sous prétexte de visas incorrects, il est pris à partie par Louis Bleicher, un homme aux agissements troubles — entre pratiques policières et méthodes des services de renseignement —, qui l'isole et le menace. Dans sa valise, il retrouve le lendemain une tête humaine momifiée.

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