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A Place Among the Living

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A mediocre pulp novelist is approached by a stranger claiming to be a serial killer with a proposition to chronicle his crimes.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2003-08-28

Runtime: 103 mins

Director: Raúl Ruiz

Writer: Gilles Morris-Dumoulin, Raúl Ruiz

Spoken language: Français

Genres: Drama

Original title: A Place Among the Living

Production Companies: ARTE France Cinéma

Production Countries: France

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