The Crimson Rivers

– Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other work..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 46 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
Original Name:
Les Rivières pourpres
The Crimson Rivers (2000) - Also known as Les Rivières pourpres

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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The Crimson Rivers (2000) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Jul 2001

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Mathieu Kassovitz

Writer:

Jean-Christophe Grangé (novel), Jean-Christophe Grangé (screenplay), Mathieu Kassovitz (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès, Dominique Sanda

Plot:

Parisian murder detective commissioner Pierre Niemans is called to Gueron, a self-sufficient, prestigious university in a mountain valley, to investigate the murder on 32-year old professor and librarian Rémy Caillois, whose corpse was found 50 meters high on a steep mountain side, naked, horribly covered in bruises and bleeding wounds, the result of some five hours of bestial torture including quasi-surgical amputation of hands cauterized to prevent bleeding to death- and eyes. Guernon is a closed society of virtually incestuous scientists, de facto succeeding to their parents' posts; the eye-doctor, formerly on the staff, says hereditary genetic diseases are the price of such elitism, but in recent years spread to the simple farming families. Inspector Max Kerkerian examines two crimes in the town: a school break-in with theft of old photos and archive papers as well as a graveyard desecration of Judith Herault, the daughter of local nun Andrée, who lives in a dark cell since 15 years and mumbles the demons who made an attempt of both of their lives have returned to prevent the child endanger their secret. As both police investigations continue, the loner sleuths meet; secrets and other corpses are found, till it all ties together.

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations.

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Screen Gems

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
68%
Metacritic:
49%