Crime ·Mystery ·Thriller · France · 2000 · 1h 46m

The Crimson Rivers

Les Rivières pourpres

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Director
Mathieu Kassovitz
Cast
Jean Reno as Pierre Niemans Vincent Cassel as Max Kerkerian Nadia Farès as Fanny Ferreira Dominique Sanda as Sister Andrée Karim Belkhadra as Captain Dahmane Jean-Pierre Cassel as Dr. Bernard Chernezé
Crew
Thierry Arbogast — Director of Photography Maryline Monthieux — Editor Bruno Coulais — Original Music Composer Mathieu Kassovitz — Screenplay Jean-Christophe Grangé — Writer Alain Goldman — Producer
Tagline

Evil rises to new heights.

Synopsis

Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.

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Mood & Themes
skinheadbased on novel or booknunritualdetectivevillagemountaininvestigationdrug usemurderserial killercorpse
Key Collaborators
Mathieu Kassovitz Director Thierry Arbogast Director of Photography Maryline Monthieux Editor Bruno Coulais Original Music Composer Mathieu Kassovitz Screenplay Jean-Christophe Grangé Writer Alain Goldman Producer Thierry Flamand Production Design
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