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MEXICO · 1989

Appointment with Death

Alfonso Cuarón
family manipulation inheritance disputes blackmail detective mystery holiday murder
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Synopsis

Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.

Year1989
CountryMexico
DirectorAlfonso Cuarón
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