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Quick Info

Rating

7.2/10

Release2002

Runtime1h 41m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$384,336

Production

Fandango

Movie

The Embalmer

2002

1h 41m

7.2

Drama

Romance

Synopsis

Peppino is an aging taxidermist mocked for being short and sleazy who meets Valerio, a handsome if artless young man fascinated by his work. Euphoric, Peppino offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant, with the job burgeoning into a budding friendship Peppino mistakes for something more. But when Valerio meets Deborah, their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.

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