

A Place Among the Living(2003)
A mediocre pulp novelist is approached by a stranger claiming to be a serial killer with a proposition to chronicle his crimes.

Movie: A Place Among the Living
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Alexis

Une place parmi les vivants
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A mediocre pulp novelist is approached by a stranger claiming to be a serial killer with a proposition to chronicle his crimes.
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2003-08-28
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