the Baron, tries to have a court-appointed psychiatrist kill Ledda, which results in Ledda making a hasty escape. Ledda ends up meeting the two detectives in a car, and gives them a clue as to the whereabouts of a tape from the safety deposit box which implicates the Baron in murder. The corrupt police close in and surround the car, placing all inside at risk. Ledda decides to sacrifice himself by making a run from the car, and is gunned down. The movie ends with the detectives finding the tape and watching the Baron getting arrested. Cast Release Critical response The film holds an 84% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with 68 reviews tallied. The critical consensus statement reads: "Even though The Memory of a Killer is standard genre fare, it is also engaging and stylish." Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars out of four, praising the performance of Decleir, whom he compared to Anthony Quinn. Remake An American remake of the film directed by Martin Campbell and starring Liam Neeson began filming in Bulgaria in April 2021. See also List of Belgian submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links Official site Official site Criminal Brief on 'De Zaak Alzheimer' 2003 films 2000s crime action films 2000s crime drama films 2000s Dutch-language films Belgian action films Belgian crime thriller films Dutch action films Dutch crime drama films Dutch thriller drama films Belgian thriller drama films Dutch crime thriller films 2003 action thriller films 2003 crime thriller films 2003 psychological thriller films Films about Alzheimer's disease Films about contract killing Films based on Belgian novels Films directed by Erik Van Looy Films scored by Stephen Warbeck Sony Pictures Classics films Films shot in Antwerp Films set in Antwerp 2003 drama films Dutch-language Belgian films