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Lost Son (The)
- Director: Chris Menges
- Writer: Eric Leclere; Margaret Leclere
- Producer: Georges Benayoun; Paul Cowan
CGiii Comment
Oh dear...a difficult subject that takes gigantic leaps of faith - unpalatable and implausible.
The talent was there - Whitelaw and Kinski, criminally under-used.
There is a story here - a hard, harsh story - but it is handled with the pretension of being an action film, sensationalising the unsensational.
The final third - in Mexico - all the good that went before is quickly unraveled and the end...predictable.
If you really want to experience a more realistic experience of this horror watch 'Happiness'.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from the Paris police department, now a businessman whose brother-in-law is missing. The missing man's parents hire Xavier over their daughter's objections, and quickly he finds himself in the realm of children's sexual slavery. He guesses that the lost son is dead and shifts his focus to finding and breaking this lucrative business of child trafficking. He involves a reluctant Nathalie to hunt "the Austrian," the shadowy head of the business. Violence erupts quickly, and Xavier soon has little more to lose.
Cast & Characters
Daniel Auteuil as Xavier Lombard;
Nastassja Kinski as Deborah Spitz;
Katrin Cartlidge as Emily;
Marianne Denicourt as Nathalie;
Ciaran Hinds as Carlos;
Billie Whitelaw as Mrs. Spitz;
Cyril Shaps as Mr. Spitz;
Bruce Greenwood as Friedman;
Jamie Harris as Hopper;
Hemal Pandya as Shiva;
Billy Smyth as Boy No 6;
Cal Macaninch as Martin;
Mark Benton as Giant;
Michael Liebman as Peter;
Joe White as Barman