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Secret Defense
1998
· Movie
· 174 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Every rating
62–81
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 81.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →After biologist Sylvie discovers her brother Paul trying to steal a gun from her lab, he explains that he wishes to avenge the death of their father whom he suspects died at the hands of his business partner.
Details
- Director
- Jacques Rivette
- Writers
- Emmanuelle Cuau , Jacques Rivette, Pascal Bonitzer
- Released
- 18 March 1998
- Country
- France, Switzerland
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 174 min
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