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Delicatessen
FRANCE · 1991

Delicatessen

Jean-Pierre Jeunet
cannibalism post-apocalyptic survival forbidden romance class conflict dark humor
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Synopsis

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.

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