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Damage (1992)

★ 6.6 · 671 ratings on TMDB

Desire... Deceit... Destiny...

Damage poster★ 6.6

The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.

DirectorLouis Malle
CastGemma Clarke, Ian Bannen, Jeremy Irons, Julian Fellowes, Juliette Binoche, Leslie Caron
GenresDrama, Romance
The emergence reading

Damage keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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