Film Review: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec .

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Directed By Luc Besson
Starring Louise Bourgoin, Gilles Lellouche, Nicolas Giraud and Mathieu Amalric

It`s 1912 and intrepid adventurer/reporter Adele Blanc-Sec is on a grave-robbing expedition to Egypt in hopes of claiming the mummified corpse of a pharoah`s personal doctor, intent on reviving him and using his expertise to heal her ailing sister.

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