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The King of Escape(Le Roi de l'évasion)

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France · 2009
1h 37m
Director Alain Guiraudie
Starring Hafsia Herzi, Ludovic Berthillot, Luc Palun, Pascal Aubert
Genre Adventure, Comedy

Armand, a man who sells farm machines in the country, is a popular middle-aged homosexual. Just as he was getting sick of life, he falls in love with a young girl called, Curlie, and goes on the run from her parents and the police.

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80

Variety by Derek Elley

A marked strength of the movie is that it does succeed in making the unlikely central love affair believable within its own universe.

90

Village Voice by Zachary Wigon

Weaving numerous influences into a rich emotional tapestry, Alain Guiraudie's The King of Escape skillfully absorbs and updates its assertive cinematic forebears.

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