Requiem For a Killer

– Lucretia is a killer for hire. Specialised in poisoning and passionate about opera, she'll have to f..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
2011
Original Name:
Requiem Pour Une Tueuse
Requiem for a Killer (2011) - Also known as Requiem Pour Une Tueuse

Lucretia is a killer for hire. Specialised in poisoning and passionate about opera, she'll have to fulfill a difficult contract in the heart of the Swiss alps. Posing as a singer, Lucretia will have to appear on the scene of the higly exclusive Festival d'Ermeux and try to kill one of her partners: British bariton Alexander Child. Having recently acquired a Scottish distillery, he remains the only obstacle to a strategic pipeline project with considerable economic stakes; having recently won a tough legal battle against British Oil, their last resort is to eliminate him. Complicating everything is Rico, sent by the French contra-espionage, who tries to infiltrate the orchestra and stop the plot against Alexander Child.

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Release Date:

23 Feb 2011

Language:

French, English

Director:

Jérôme Le Gris

Writer:

Jérôme Le Gris

Main Actors:

Mélanie Laurent, Clovis Cornillac, Tchéky Karyo, Xavier Gallais

Plot:

Lucrèce is a contract killer in search of a new life. Specialized in the use of poisons and enamored with opera, she accepts a difficult, final hit in a castle in the heart of the Swiss Alps. Posing as a soprano, Lucrèce must perform on stage during the very prestigious Festival of Ermeux and slaughter one of her co-performers, British baritone Alexander Child, who recently bought a distillery in Scotland, and thus became the only obstacle to a strategic pipeline project with considerable financial ramifications. He just won a long legal battle against British Oil, who now has no other choice but to eliminate him. To complicate things, French counter-espionage learns of the hit and sends Rico, a reinstated former agent, to infiltrate the orchestra, unmask and terminate all who wish harm to Alexander Child. Rico has no information on the killer and has a lot of trouble identifying her amid a horde of suspicious characters: an obnoxious conductor, a particularly proud tenor and a strangely stressed festival director... Throughout rehearsals of Haendel's sublime Messiah, a breathless intrigue begins...and could end in a Requiem...for a killer!

Production:

Studio Canal

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Internet Movie Database:
5.1/10
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