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Coup de Torchon
Summary: A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life - and resorts to drastic means to do so.
Release Date: November 04, 1981
Director:
Bertrand Tavernier
Runtime: 2 h 08 min
MPAA: Not Rated
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1930sabusive husbandadulterous wifeadulteryafricabare breastsbased on novelbrothelcaressingcolonialismcorpsecuckoldcuckolded husbandcynicismdead bodydead body floating in a riverdead mandecadencedomineering wifedragging a body into a riverdumping a dead body in a riverdysfunctional marriageextramarital affairface slapfemale full frontal nudityfemale nudityfemale rear nudityfirearmforeign language adaptationfrench colonialfrench colonialismfrench colonyfrench west africafuneral processiongraveyardhand up dressheadshothusband wife relationshipinfidelitykicked in the buttkilllatrinelocal policemanmale female relationshipman shot to deathmurdermurdered by a policemann wordone man crusadeoutdoor cinemapeeping tompimppolicepolice chiefpolicemanpractical jokepre world war twopromiscuityprostituteracial point of viewracial slurracismreference to la marseillaisereference to tour de franceretaliationschoolteachersenegalserial killershooting a dead bodyshot to deathshowershower sceneslow burnsolar eclipsesubmissive mantimeframe 1930strain journeytwin brotherunhappy marriagewest africawife beaterwoman in a showerwoman in jeopardyyear 1938
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