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Death and the Compass   1996         N/R, 87 min. Genre: Drama Director: Alex Cox   Cast: Peter Boyle, Christopher Eccleston, Miguel Sandoval, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Alonso Echanove, Ariane Pellicer, Gabriela Gurrola, Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Eduardo Lopez Rojas   This tale is set in what appears to be a futuristic city where a popular detective, Erik Lonnrot (Peter Boyle), is working on the case of a murdered rabbi. He believes that the murder was occult motivated, but his superior believes it was a simple botched theft by a notorious criminal. Another death further convinces Erik that his theory is correct. The story plays out in a surreal environment as good fights evil.