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Lunacy

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A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man might have predicted.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2005-11-17

Runtime: 117 mins

Director: Jan Švankmajer

Spoken language: Český

Genres: Comedy, Horror

Original title: Lunacy

Production Companies: ATHANOR, Barrandov Studio, Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Česká televize, Státní fond ČR pro podporu a rozvoj české kinematografie, Eurimages

Production Countries: Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia

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