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The Lost Son

The Lost Son

19996.01h 42m

Overview

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.

Directed by Chris Menges
Written by Eric Leclere, Margaret Leclere, Mark Mills
Produced by Finola Dwyer
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Top Cast

Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil

Xavier Lombard

Nastassja Kinski

Nastassja Kinski

Deborah Spitz

Katrin Cartlidge

Katrin Cartlidge

Emily

Marianne Denicourt

Marianne Denicourt

Nathalie

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Carlos

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Mrs. Spitz

Cyril Shaps

Cyril Shaps

Mr. Spitz

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Friedman

Jamie Harris

Jamie Harris

Hopper

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Hemal Pandya

Shiva

Themes & Keywords

private investigatorprivate detective

About The Lost Son

The Lost Son is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of private investigator, private detective. Directed by Chris Menges, it stars Daniel Auteuil, Nastassja Kinski, Katrin Cartlidge. 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.

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