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The Man Who Lost His Head (2007)

The Man Who Lost His Head poster
Directed by
Terry Johnson
Genre
drama film
Country
New Zealand, United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets involved in a dispute over returning a cultural artifact to its home country. The situation leads to personal and ethical complications for him and those around him.

thoughtfulwrygroundedreflectivelightheartedslow-pacedbittersweetunderstated

What happens

The Man Who Lost His Head is a 2-hour comedy drama written by Mark Wallington and starring Martin Clunes about the theme of cultural repatriation. It was a joint production of TVNZ in New Zealand and ITV in the United Kingdom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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