Summary Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from the Paris police department, now a businessman whose brother-in-law is missing. The missing man's parents hire Xavier over their daughter's objections, and quickly he finds himself in the realm of children's sexual slavery. He guesses that the lost son is dead and shifts his focus to finding and breaking this lucrative business of child trafficking. He involves a reluctant Nathalie to hunt "the Austrian," the shadowy head of the business. Violence erupts quickly, and Xavier soon has little more to lose. View more details
Directed : Chris Menges
Written : Margaret Leclere Mark Mills Eric Leclere
Stars : Nastassja Kinski Daniel Auteuil Katrin Cartlidge Marianne Denicourt
Genres : Thriller Crime Drama Romance
Release date : Apr 20, 1999
Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom France
Official sites : UIP
Language : English French
Filming locations : Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
Production companies : Canal+ Arts Council of England Channel Four Films
Summary Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from the Paris police department, now a businessman whose brother-in-law is missing. The missing man's parents hire Xavier over their daughter's objections, and quickly he finds himself in the realm of children's sexual slavery. He guesses that the lost son is dead and shifts his focus to finding and breaking this lucrative business of child trafficking. He involves a reluctant Nathalie to hunt "the Austrian," the shadowy head of the business. Violence erupts quickly, and Xavier soon has little more to lose. View more details
Genres : Thriller Crime Drama Romance
Release date : Apr 20, 1999
Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom France
Official sites : UIP
Language : English French
Filming locations : Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
Production companies : Canal+ Arts Council of England Channel Four Films
