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Équateur (1983)

Équateur poster
Directed by
Serge Gainsbourg
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
Gabon, Germany, France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man travels to colonial Gabon to investigate a murder. He becomes entangled in the lives of the local people and faces moral compromises.

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What happens

Équateur ([e.kwa.tœʁ], "Equator") is a 1983 French drama film directed by Serge Gainsbourg, starring Francis Huster. Based on a 1933 novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, it was screened out of competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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