In THE LOST SON, disgraced former French policeman Xavier Lombard (French actor Daniel Auteuil of JEAN DE FLORETTE) is living in exile in London and working as a private investigator. When Lombard takes up the seemingly routine assignment of finding a rich family's missing drug-addicted son, the case quickly becomes a far more .. Read more
| Starring | Daniel Auteuil, Nastassja Kinski, Katrin Cartlidge, Ciaran Hinds |
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| Director | Chris Menges |
| Genres | Thriller |
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In THE LOST SON, disgraced former French policeman Xavier Lombard (French actor Daniel Auteuil of JEAN DE FLORETTE) is living in exile in London and working as a private investigator. When Lombard takes up the seemingly routine assignment of finding a rich family's missing drug-addicted son, the case quickly becomes a far more personal quest. Also starring Nastassia Kinski and Katrin Kartlidge (BREAKING THE WAVES).
| Starring | Daniel Auteuil, Nastassja Kinski, Katrin Cartlidge, Ciaran Hinds, Marianne Denicourt, Bruce Greenwood, Ciarán Hinds |
|---|---|
| Director | Chris Menges |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Tense, violent thriller that leaves too much unexplained in the motivation of its protagonist and has a final revelation that will surprise no-one.
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Disturbing Theme
This was a well crafted detective tale that kept the viewer on the edge of the seat until the end. The disturbing theme of the movie was dealt-with well, ... read more »
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Oh Rupert....
What a cliche-ridden, verbose prig you are. To imagine that potential viewers of The Lost Son would be influenced by your self-aggrandising diatribe is mistaken... read more »
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Tough subject
Difficult subject matter and hard to watch at times but handled well in a thought-provoking and tough film.
Auteil excels as the dogged detective who... read more »
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Dull Europudding
This is the worst kind of Europudding mess, its grim theme treated with po-faced restraint but ultimately there to lend the film a seriousness which it wastes ... read more »
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