The Intruder


2h 10m 2004

Brief Synopsis

Louis Trebor, a robust and mysterious loner, lives alone in an isolated woodland compound on the French-Swiss border in the Jura mountains. An enigmatic figure and emotionally distant father, he has little contact with his grown up son, Sidney--who lives near Geneva with his wife, a Swiss border gua

Film Details

Also Known As
Intruder, Intrus, L', L' Intrus
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Arte; Centre National Du Cinema; Ognon Pictures; Pyramide Films
Distribution Company
WELLSPRING/WELLSPRING HOME ENTERTAINMENT; Wellspring Home Entertainment; Metrodome Distribution; Pyramide Distribution; Wellspring Home Entertainment; Wellspring Home Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 10m

Synopsis

Louis Trebor, a robust and mysterious loner, lives alone in an isolated woodland compound on the French-Swiss border in the Jura mountains. An enigmatic figure and emotionally distant father, he has little contact with his grown up son, Sidney--who lives near Geneva with his wife, a Swiss border guard, and young family--seemingly preferring the company of his dogs. Trebor's emotional contact is seemingly limited to an affair with a local pharmacist and a wordless attraction to a beautiful and equally aloof dog breeder. An ailing heart forces Trebor to leave his snow-covered wilderness to visit a bank vault in Geneva in order to withdraw enough cash for a new heart on the black market. Shadowed by a mysterious, unnamed Russian woman, Trebor recovers from a clandestine transplant operation, and travels to the bustling markets and shipyards of Pusan in Korea. Here he agrees to buy a boat and starts on a voyage south, slowly threading his way back to his former home on a remote island near Tahiti, where he searches for the lost son he fathered years before. He is uncertain of the welcome he will receive after all these years.

Film Details

Also Known As
Intruder, Intrus, L', L' Intrus
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Arte; Centre National Du Cinema; Ognon Pictures; Pyramide Films
Distribution Company
WELLSPRING/WELLSPRING HOME ENTERTAINMENT; Wellspring Home Entertainment; Metrodome Distribution; Pyramide Distribution; Wellspring Home Entertainment; Wellspring Home Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 10m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter December 23, 2005

Released in United States March 17, 2006

Released in United States on Video April 25, 2006

Released in United States September 2004

Released in United States August 2005

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 2004.

Shown at Edinburgh Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 17-28, 2005.

Released in United States Winter December 23, 2005

Released in United States March 17, 2006 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video April 25, 2006

Released in United States September 2004 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 2004.)

Released in United States August 2005 (Shown at Edinburgh Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 17-28, 2005.)