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The Embalmer

2002 · 1 h 40 min
Directed by Matteo Garrone
DramaRomance

Cast

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Plot

Peppino, a diminutive taxidermist with a reputation for sleaziness, meets Valerio, a handsome if artless young man, and an unsettling relationship develops.

Sinekatalog’s take

Matteo Garrone's drama is dark and sad, loosely drawn from a real case.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (3,250 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.