Project Detail

The Lost Son

Synopsis

Distraught by the sudden disappearance of their son Leon, the Spitzes', an elderly couple, decide to hire a French private detective, Lombard - known to their son-in-law Carlos, to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding Leon's silence. The testimony of Leon's girlfriend soon plunges Lombard into the disturbing milieu of child-trade. A series of violent confrontations with a network of paedophiles operating in Mexico slowly draws Lombard back to Leon's own family, as this thriller reveals its darkest final twist.

Details

Year: 1999
Type of film: Features
Running time: 102 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Chris Menges
Producer: Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley
Director of Photography: Barry Ackroyd
Principal cast: Daniel Auteuil, Nastassja Kinski, Ciaran Hinds, Marianne Denicourt
Executive Screen Writers: Margaret & Eric Leclere, Mark Mills

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Scala Productions 15 Frith Street London W1V 5TS Tel: 020 7734 7060 Fax: 020 7437 3248 Email: scalaprods@aol.com

Sales Company

Canal + 17 Rue Dumont d'Urville 75116 Paris Tel: 00 33 1 44 43 98 00 Fax: 00 33 1 47 20 13 58

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