Ablations (2014)
Directed by Arnold de Parscau

Thriller

Film Synopsis

A man regains consciousness in an area of wasteland.  He has no recollection of the previous night but he notices a scar on his lower back.  A surgeon who was once a mistress of his tells him that one of his kidneys has been stolen.  The crime so obsesses the man that, in his determination to find the organ thief he risks losing everything, including his job and his family...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Arnold de Parscau
  • Script: Benoît Delépine (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: François Catonné
  • Music: Matthieu Gonet
  • Cast: Denis Ménochet (Pastor), Virginie Ledoyen (Léa), Florence Thomassin (Anna), Yolande Moreau (Assistante de Wortz), Philippe Nahon (Wortz), Serge Riaboukine (Poncreux), Philippe Rebbot (Vétérinaire du zoo)
  • Country: Belgium / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 94 min

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