In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal

In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal

1985 · 84 min · ★ 7.1 · Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller

300 kilos of heroin have disappeared in Necrocity, a city of terror—a city of night—where Captain Speed has a gang and the government hides the dead. An experimental crime film considered to be a landmark of Parisian underground cinema.

Directed by Pierre Clémenti · Written by Achmi Gachem

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