The Memory of a Killer

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The Memory of a Killer ★★ The Alzheimer Affair; De Zaak Alzheimer 2003 (R)

Kinky crime thriller takes places in 1995 when tough, aging hitman Angelo (Declair) travels to Antwerp for a job. But when he won't fulfill his contract, his employers turn on him. Angelo may be in the early stages of Alzheimer's (which he realizes) but he's still not a guy you mess with. There's a nasty tie-in to a child prostitution ring and blackmail that has local cop Vincke (De Bouw) working the case and he and Angelo soon cross paths. In Flemish and French with English subtitles. 120m/C DVD . Jan Decleir, Werner De Smedt, Gene Bervoets, Koen de Bouw, Jo de Meyere, Koen de Bouw, Jo de Meyere, Tom Van Dyck; D: Erik van Looy; W: Erik van Looy; C: Danny Elsen, Carl Joos; M: Stephen Warbeck.

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