Natural Enemy (2004)
Overview
Set in Brittany, a detective called Nicolas Luhel is asked to unravel the circumstances of a teenage boy's death. The main suspect is the boy's father. Shattered by the suicide of the main witness, Nicolas lets himself get snared by the strange and fascinating influence that the father exerts on everyone around him. Eventually, Luhel discovers the truth about the murder and feels that the law is inadequate to deal with it. As a consequence, he decides to destroy the evidence and keep it a secret.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.3133 |
Directed By
Pierre-Erwan Guillaume
Crew
Pierre-Erwan Guillaume
Zoé Galeron
Pierre-Erwan Guillaume
Gladys Marciano
Pierre Milon
Christian Baute
Anne Riegel
Dominique Andreani
TOP CAST
Jalil Lespert
Lieutenant Luhel
Aurélien Recoing
Monsieur Tanguy
Patrick Rocca
Major Le Mener
Doria Achour
Adèle
Florence Loiret Caille
Nathalie
Lucy Russell
L'ex-femme de Tanguy
Anne Coesens
La compagne de Tanguy
Alexandra London
La maîtresse de Tanguy
Fred Ulysse
Le vieux Goulven
Eric Savin
Brigadier Beaupré
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