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The Commissioner (1998)

The Commissioner poster
Directed by
George Sluizer
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A European commissioner gets caught up in a web of backroom deals and corruption. The story follows his efforts to expose a conspiracy that threatens his career and life.

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What happens

The Commissioner is a 1998 internationally co-produced drama film directed by George Sluizer and written by Christina Kallas based on the novel of same name by Stanley Johnson. It was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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