Delicatessen

Year: 1992

Runtime: 99 min

Language: French

Directors: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

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In a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by famine, a former circus performer seeks shelter in a dilapidated apartment building that houses a peculiar delicatessen. Unbeknownst to him, the deli's mysterious owner is a butcher who resorts to desperate measures to feed his tenants. As the newcomer’s life becomes entangled with the butcher’s, the butcher's daughter finds herself conflicted, and devises a surprising plan to stop her father’s disturbing practices.

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