The Eel | TotalFilm.com

This comeback from veteran Japanese director Shohei Imamura was the joint-winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes in '97. It traces the rehabilitation of a wife-killer who is released on parole after eight years inside.

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Film Details

18
UK Theatrical Release Date: Nov 13th 1998
Genre
- Drama
Starring
Director
- Shohei Imamura
Writer
- Shohei Imamura,
- Daisuke Tengan

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